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Xiaohongshu, China's answer to Instagram, hits no. 1 on the App Store as TikTok faces US shutdown (techcrunch.com)

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[–] GreatSquare@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 17 hours ago

Apparently some Chinese people thought we had free healthcare for some reason.

Sometimes (and I emphasize Sometimes) Chinese can be sarcastic in ways that are not going to translate into American English.

Even paying outright for healthcare in China is cheap. There was a youtuber living in KunMing who said she usually visits an english speaking GP paying a little under $10 because of the convenience rather than using her employer provided healthcare fund.

FYI. Chinese Insulin <$1. US Insulin $100.