US EditionDesire of Chinese, American people to reach out to each other is simple, sincere: Global Times editorial
- American YouTuber Darren Watkins Jr., known as IShowSpeed, a 20-year-old with over 37 million YouTube followers, went viral after live-streaming his visits to Beijing and Shanghai, China.
- Amid escalating trade frictions and declining US-China relations exacerbated by tariffs, IShowSpeed's visit is being hailed by Chinese government officials and state media as evidence of a growing desire for mutual understanding between Americans and Chinese.
- During the streams, which initially ran on Monday and Tuesday and garnered nearly 10 million views combined, IShowSpeed praised the people, clean streets, and fast internet connectivity, and was seen doing a backflip on the Great Wall, visiting the Forbidden City, and playing basketball and ping-pong with locals.
- Chinese vlogger Li Sanjin claimed IShowSpeed is doing God's work, saying the streams eliminated all Western media propaganda about China, while Nicholas Cull from the University of Southern California stated the positive reception shows curiosity about the US among young Chinese netizens and that such 'mutual interest' was a 'hopeful sign'.
- China's embassy in Washington celebrated the response to IShowSpeed's visit using the hashtag #240hourvisafree on X, with spokesperson Liu Pengyu stating, 'We welcome more American friends to bridge cultural gaps and offer unfiltered glimpses into the country,' reflecting a broader trend of digital influencers bridging cultural gaps and creating alternative channels for foreign audiences to understand China.
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Desire of Chinese, American people to reach out to each other is simple, sincere: Global Times editorial
BEIJING, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, an American YouTube sensation known as "IShowSpeed," who has 37 million followers on the platform, has streamed his trip to China live for six hours in a row. Through his lens, overseas netizens…
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