If your TikTok FYP has recently shifted to serene videos of people boiling apples and obsessing over the temperature of their water, don't panic, you aren't lost in the algorithm. You've just arrived at a "very Chinese time" in your life.

The "becoming Chinese" trend is currently taking over the app, and while the name might raise an eyebrow at first, it's actually the most wholesome, health-conscious movement we've seen in years.

Usually, when a trend involves "becoming" another culture, the internet prepares to cancel them. However, this trend has been met with a massive green flag from the Chinese community.

The vibe is very much appreciation, not colonization. As one commenter put it: "We are appreciating their culture. Not shaming them, then claiming that we invented it." Chinese creators are actively leading the conversation, sharing their heritage with a "the more the merrier" attitude.