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Americans find out about their letters from 'Li Hua' and tearfully respond 20 years later

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Summary
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57% Informative

Xiaohongshu is a Chinese social media app, often referred to as " Red Note " or " Red Book " outside of China .

Chinese children wrote letters to imaginary American penpal as a child named Li Hua or Li Hua .

The letters were used for an assignment, but there was never a response.

American users have begun writing back to the letters they received.

The connections being made between ordinary people in both countries are healing wounds, dispelling myths and answering questions.

Recipes are being exchanged, people are giving each other fashion advice, and even grocery shopping hauls are part of the conversation.

Many American Xiaohongshu users have happily paid the "taxes" required to access the app.

VR Score

49

Informative language

43

Neutral language

43

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

42

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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