After TikTok users in the US began flocking to the Chinese social media platform RedNote, a 21-year-old American “TikTok refugee” sought to reconnect with her long-lost Chinese classmate, known only as “Simon”.
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With the help of Chinese netizens, she miraculously found him in just 22 hours, amazing many people online.
On January 15, Katharina Celia, 21, who had quickly amassed over 20,000 followers after joining RedNote, posted a heartfelt video seeking help from the Chinese community to reconnect with a Chinese classmate, Simon, whom she had not seen in seven years.
She said that she had attended a private Catholic school in the Midwestern US state of Iowa from 2017 to 2018, during which a Chinese exchange student named Simon joined her class.
Despite becoming best friends, they lost contact soon after he returned to China.
“I need all netizens on this app to find him. Simon I miss you, I miss our friendship,” she said.