As Xiaohongshu — known as RedNote or Red in English — surged to the top of the App Store downloads list this week, users in both China and the U.S. celebrated an unprecedented cross-cultural exchange: "Seeing people actually sharing their lives directly to each other is just beautiful.

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BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese social media app RedNote has been thrust into the limelight after more than half a million TikTok users recently joined the platform in protest against a likely imminent ban on the short video app in the United States.

Influencers have posted about leaving TikTok and moving to Rednote as the US is set to go ahead with a ban on Sunday.

The arrival of American users on RedNote has brought instant online connection between Americans and Chinese even as academic and other exchanges have dampened.

Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu, or RedNote as it is known in English, is a Chinese social media platform growing in popularity as an alternative to TikTok, but with the same security risks.

Bongino Report host Evita Duffy-Alfonso discusses the surge in RedNote users after the Supreme Court upholds the ruling requiring TikTok to divest or face a U.S. ban on ‘Fox & Friends Weekend.’

TikTok was shut down in the United States due to a change in the law, leaving users unable to access the app. Many are now seeking alternatives, often turning to another Chinese app. TikTok took the world by storm,