Americans are flocking to Chinese app Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, as a potential US TikTok ban looms. Some of them are learning Mandarin in an attempt to bridge the language divide on the app.

Language learning app Duolingo has seen an over 200% spike in U.S. users learning Mandarin "out of spite" as many flee to Chinese app RedNote amid the uncertainty surrounding TikTok's future. On ...

While romance languages like French and Spanish used to be the norm, Mandarin is exploding in popularity among students and families. As she counts the numbers in Mandarin, 8-year-old Anna McCuistion ...

Duolingo reportedly saw a 216% increase in U.S. users learning Mandarin since the announcement of TikTok’s potential ban. Many TikTok users are migrating to RedNote, a Chinese social app, to maintain ...

In a few days, TikTok could be banned in the US, which will make the app unusable and unavailable from app stores. Instead of making do with Instagram Reels, people looked for a closer alternative and ...

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