It seems that the US ban on TikTok not only failed to keep the hearts of Americans and Chinese apart, but also has actually boosted their interaction on ‘alternative TikTok’. Isn’t this the ‘covering one’s ears while stealing a bell’? On one hand, they worry about China’s surveillance, yet they openly use Chinese applications. The popularity of RedNote also reminds us of the existence of the ‘Great Firewall,’ which is not there to block people’s communication, but rather to maintain certain order. Nonetheless, the interaction between American and Chinese citizens is indeed ‘unexpected’. Perhaps this is what one calls ‘people-to-people exchanges’.