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'Chinamaxxing' Trend Emerges as Tool for American Social Critique

Gen Z users declare themselves in a 'Chinese era,' using the concept to critique American society and infrastructure. Fortune interprets the phenomenon as criticism of the U.S. rather than praise for China.

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