# Becoming Chinese

> A TikTok trend prompted a fruit tea video with over 2.4 million views.

- Owner: Sherry Zhu
- Kind: Trend & aesthetic
- Sector: Culture (no sector)
- Seed date: 2025-12-06
- Peak proxy date: Jan 2026
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.
- Spread Score: 30 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Creator relay, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

Sherry Zhu joked about becoming Chinese in December 2025. Viewers posted their own routines, and discussion spread to YouTube, Reddit and news coverage in January 2026.

## Timeline

- 2025-12-06 — Sherry Zhu (TikTok) — Zhu posted a video telling viewers that seeing it meant they were Chinese.
- 2025-12-17 — Sherry Zhu (TikTok) — Zhu posted a follow-up on drinking hot water.
- 2025-12-18 — Sherry Zhu (TikTok) — Zhu urged viewers to wear slippers at home.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/becoming-chinese-trend-2025

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Becoming Chinese.” Case HIS-01818. Spread Score v1.3: 30/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01818