Gen Z is ‘Chinamaxxing’—and it’s less a love letter to Beijing than an indictment of America
- Posted on April 19, 2026
- By Fortune
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Gen Z is ‘Chinamaxxing’—and it’s less a love letter to Beijing than an indictment of America

A viral TikTok trend is handing Beijing a cultural moment that decades of propaganda never could. Are we entering the Chinese century?