A rare wave of U.S.-China camaraderie broke out online in recent days as “refugees” from the popular short video platform TikTok poured onto a Chinese social media platform to protest a now-delayed ban on the service.

The current synopsis effectively summarises the article's main points, mentioning the app's popularity among Mandarin speakers and its recent success in the US. However, it could be more enticing by hinting at the cultural exchange and user reactions discussed in the article.

On the heels of TikTok's looming shutdown on January 19 over its ownership in the U.S. (unless the Supreme Court intervenes), it looks like another American users are flocking to a Chinese app called Xiaohongshu as people become less optimistic that TikTok can overturn U.