🇦🇺 Australia 1d ago · Kat Wong

Gen Z ‘Chinamaxxers’ fantasise about life in China. This journalist and this artist can never go back there

The Guardian Australia
Guardian Australia edition
View Channel →
Gen Z ‘Chinamaxxers’ fantasise about life in China. This journalist and this artist can never go back there
Source ↗ 👁 0 💬 0
A graphic novel by Melissa Chan and Badiucao imagines China and the US at war in 2035. They hope to remind young people that ‘authoritarianism everywhere is bad’Drinking Tsingtao beers, eating congee, walking with hands behind their backs: for many young people in western countries, “Chinamaxxing” has become all the rage. Some content creators have even gone beyond the jokes about being in “a very Chinese time in my life” and have followed this passion to the Middle Kingdom: making TikToks in Ch

Comments (0)

Sign in to join the discussion

More Like This

US Open 2026: Alcaraz and Sabalenka enter fray on day two after Djokovic shock – live
The Guardian · 1d ago
Trump says US will ‘hit Iran hard’ as hostilities resume – Middle East crisis live
The Guardian · 1d ago
House lawmakers return to Capitol Hill as Republicans hope to pass stopgap spending bill – live
The Guardian · 1d ago
Fifa extends ban on man who secretly filmed female footballers in Austria
The Guardian · 1d ago
Pentagon plays down report of Hegseth regularly overruling military advice
The Guardian · 1d ago
Perth dwelling prices drop below the $1million threshold after a 3.2 per cent price drop over winter, signalling the property boom is well and truly in the rear-view mirror
The West Australian · 1d ago