{"id":326298,"date":"2026-04-23T05:25:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=326298"},"modified":"2026-04-24T07:36:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:36:07","slug":"china-maxxing-msms-new-world-order-propaganda-goes-into-overdrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=326298","title":{"rendered":"\u201cChina-Maxxing\u201d: MSM\u2019s New World Order Propaganda Goes Into Overdrive"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The messaging is as transparent as it is cringe-inducing.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Kit Knightly \u2013 Off-Guardian April22, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>About two weeks ago, I started\u00a0 noticing a lot of anecdotes popping up on my social media feeds about just how dawg-gone awesome China was.<\/p>\n<p>Stuff like this, which I saw not ten minutes ago\u2026<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A round-trip flight from New York to Shanghai next month starts around $1,039, a 5-star hotel averages about $124\u2013$138 a night, and an MRI in Shanghai is roughly $99\u2013$164. That means you can do the whole trip for around $1,400. Plenty of Americans pay more than that for one MRI. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ueAUy8rr4n\">pic.twitter.com\/ueAUy8rr4n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Financial Dystopia (@financedystop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/financedystop\/status\/2046351955828888033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is not by any means an unprecedented event, and can usually be pegged up to blue ticks chasing monetised engagement, bot accounts just spitting noise into the void, state-backed actors working soft-power narrative formation, the ideologically captured doing that same work for free\u2026or some combination of any or all.<\/p>\n<p>At first I deemed it worthy of a raised eyebrow and not much more.<\/p>\n<p>But it seems this vibe is contagious, and it has spread through the media ecosystem until even the largest plodding land-giants were infected.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, I was seeing <em>\u201cgee whiz China is cool\u201d<\/em> stories from major outlets every day, or even several times a day.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As Trump scares off US scientists, China is racing ahead <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YUOsewkwmm\">https:\/\/t.co\/YUOsewkwmm<\/a> | opinion<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Financial Times (@FT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FT\/status\/2044101864497578480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is a pretty routine example; note the favourable comparison to the US, which is a major recurring theme.<\/p>\n<p>The message is becoming clear: China is the good guy now. And that\u2019s not me oversimplifying for comedy\u2019s sake, that\u2019s a direct quote from a member of the UN\u2019s AI advisory board, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/apr\/14\/china-now-ais-good-guy-as-us-takes-a-wild-west-approach-mps-told\">according to The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>China now the \u2018good guy\u2019 on AI as Trump takes \u2018wild west\u2019 approach, MPs told<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s not just AI, China is becoming \u201cthe good guy\u201d in drug research according to WSJ\u2026<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not long ago, China was a backwater for drug research. Now it\u2019s a major player in biotechnology. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fwJfwtEamr\">https:\/\/t.co\/fwJfwtEamr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSJ\/status\/2043428634384314684?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And EV development according to CBS\u2026<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">China&#8217;s long-term investments in innovation are paying off in electric vehicles. Last year, the Chinese car company BYD overtook Tesla as the world&#8217;s top seller of EVs, despite the U.S. market being virtually closed to them.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hi1dXZ9w0Z\">https:\/\/t.co\/hi1dXZ9w0Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/2043366031960289288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And tourism, according to Bloomberg\u2026<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">China is now on track to become the world\u2019s top tourism economy in the next few years as a sharp drop in foreign visits sets the US back. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BXGcD3fmuB\">https:\/\/t.co\/BXGcD3fmuB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bloomberg (@business) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/business\/status\/2044442824616071262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And foreign policy, according to, well, Foreign Policy\u2026<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">While the U.S. has spent years embroiled in the Middle East, China has been patiently investing in all corners of the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1MlFry8tNo\">https:\/\/t.co\/1MlFry8tNo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cy74CTYY0R\">pic.twitter.com\/cy74CTYY0R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForeignPolicy\/status\/2045095049638064155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The stories keep on coming, and they are <strong>not<\/strong> subtle.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe China should take a bigger role in global leadership, says Bloomberg (again)\u2026<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The rush of visitors to Beijing underscores a growing expectation that the Chinese leader should play a bigger global role. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lqbNqEKbEp\">https:\/\/t.co\/lqbNqEKbEp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bloomberg (@business) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/business\/status\/2045082600662835685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These are all from just the last week. A cursory Google turns up four more from the last 24 hours:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/b17b605a-ac5d-4456-928b-7c19ea6c05b9?syn-25a6b1a6=1\">The Financial Times<\/a>: <\/strong><em>\u201cForeign carmakers turn to Chinese technology to remain relevant\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/china\/2026\/04\/20\/the-world-wants-chinese-tech-china-is-determined-to-keep-it\">The Economist<\/a>: <\/strong><em>\u201cThe world wants Chinese tech. China is determined to keep it\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tech\/china-drone-wireless-charging-microwave-uav-b2960973.html\">The Independent<\/a>:<\/strong> <em>\u201cChina unveils technological breakthrough that could one day propel drones indefinitely\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/china-chips-semiconductor-industry-us-technology-artificial-intelligence\/a-76056790\">Deutsche Welle<\/a>:<\/strong> <em>\u201cChina\u2019s chip ambitions shake up global tech industry\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It never ends.<\/p>\n<p>By far the cringiest of these blatant propaganda efforts is reserved for the AP, which <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/china-soft-power-rise-c6aede1c6eb66a776a7ae3b5477e2661\">reports<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018becoming Chinese\u2019 meme shows China\u2019s soft power moment is here<\/p>\n<p>Are you aware of the \u201cbecoming Chinese\u201d meme? Because I consider myself somewhat <em>au fait<\/em> with the young \u2018uns and their \u201cmemes\u201d, and I\u2019ve <strong>never heard of it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>But it <em>does<\/em> have a Wikipedia page, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Becoming_Chinese&amp;action=history&amp;offset=&amp;limit=500\">created two months ago<\/a>. Hmmm.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, according to the AP article [emphasis added]\u2026<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, <strong>20-somethings around the world have taken over social media with posts enthusing about how they\u2019re embracing Chinese ways of life<\/strong>.<strong> Videos proclaiming users are \u201cChinamaxxing,\u201d<\/strong> or \u201cin a very Chinese time of their lives\u201d \u2014 namely by drinking hot water with boiled goji berries, eating dumplings or wearing slippers in the house, or flying to China and <strong>gushing about its modern infrastructure<\/strong> \u2014 are racking up millions of views.<\/p>\n<p>Doesn\u2019t that sound just so <em>organic<\/em>? Isn\u2019t China just so hip and with it and down with the kids?<\/p>\n<p>Now, supposing these \u201cchinamaxxing 20-somethings\u201d exist, and are indeed \u201ctaking over social media\u201d with pro-China content, doesn\u2019t that bear some interrogation?<\/p>\n<p>For example, we should remember the existence of \u201cinfluencer factories\u201d. Warehouses full of young women, posing on domestic sets, selling a fake Instagram lifestyle to other young women.<\/p>\n<p>If this kind of dystopian infrastructure is out there enabling cosmetics brands and fashion labels to hawk mascara and sundresses\u2026what hellish factories, at what immense scale, are pushing ideas on behalf of global powerbrokers?<\/p>\n<p>Eg perhaps all these allegedly totally real young people praising China on YouTube or Instagram? The AP headline even mentions \u201csoft power\u201d, but never questions the reality of this supposedly natural digital phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p>Whether that\u2019s a deliberate lie or an indication of how these kinds of questions have been trained out of the journalistic class I don\u2019t know, and couldn\u2019t say which is worse.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the propaganda mechanisms are, and however they work, they seem to be having an impact.<\/p>\n<p>Axios reports that the number of Americans with a positive view of China has <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/f933y#selection-761.0-773.103\">increased from 14% to 28%<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The percentage of Americans holding favorable views of China rose for the third straight year, according to an annual Pew survey, and has nearly doubled since 2023. Meanwhile, the share of Americans who view China as an \u201cenemy\u201d has fallen significantly over that time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026except, of course, that\u2019s part of the propaganda as well.<\/p>\n<p>Polls are tools for shaping opinions as much as metrics for measuring them. Persuasion by the creation of a fictional consensus. This poll is likely made up, to one extent or another, and even if it\u2019s not\u2026well, what do you expect to happen when you blast \u201cChina rocks\u201d from every speaker on the planet?<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ChinaMaxxing is nothing new<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that this pro-China love-in\u00a0is not the start of something new, just a re-launch of a previously failed product.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve seen several attempts at \u201cChinamaxxing\u201d before.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m old enough to remember six long years ago, when it was <em>de rigeur<\/em> among Western talking heads to glaze China\u2019s contempt for individual rights amid their handling of the Covid \u201cpandemic\u201d, and western academics were sighing wistfully over the CCP\u2019s ability to nail people inside their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Only last summer, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/q18Rm\">the Economist<\/a> was telling us that <em>\u201cChina has suddenly become cool\u201d<\/em>, adding the hilarious qualifier <em>\u201cThat is not mainly thanks to party spin doctors\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Everybody got that? It\u2019s NOT spin doctors, it just kinda happened!<\/p>\n<p>\u2026and now it\u2019s just kinda happening again.<\/p>\n<p>China is just so awesome that young people flock to it because of their clean cities and superior urban architecture!<\/p>\n<p>This is just true, and not the product of spin doctors or propaganda or anything.<\/p>\n<p>China is also making such impressive progress in biopharmaceutical research, electrical engineering and telecommunications that \u2013 despite them being (allegedly) an enemy nation \u2013 the Western press just <em>have<\/em> to talk about it!<\/p>\n<p>The messaging is as transparent as it is cringe-inducing.<\/p>\n<p>This has been the predictable destination of our propaganda journey for years, and we\u2019re back there again.<\/p>\n<p>As the US\/Israel pivot to heel, China will continue turning face until we have our shiny New Multipolar World Order.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Please support Off-Guardian:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/offguardian\">Ko-fi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/offguardian\">Subscribestar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=CKFB3MH8CGB9U\">Paypal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/off-guardian.org\/2026\/04\/21\/china-maxxing-msms-new-world-order-propaganda-goes-into-overdrive\/\">Source\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kit Knightly wonders if the relentless promotion of all things Chinese foreshadows the imminent, (and planned) decline of the U.S. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39262,"featured_media":326299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[78,61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-326298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-china","category-Commentary"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=326298"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":326300,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/326298\/revisions\/326300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/326299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=326298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=326298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=326298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}