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.

Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu, or RedNote as it is known in English, is a Chinese social media platform growing in popularity as an alternative to TikTok, but with the same security risks.