How A Chinese Glycine Manufacturer Went Viral ft. Louise Matsakis and Tianyu Fang
Better Offline17 Apr 2024

How A Chinese Glycine Manufacturer Went Viral ft. Louise Matsakis and Tianyu Fang

In the last few weeks TikTok and other social networks have been flooded with memes about a chinese glycine manufacturer called Donghua Jinlong, all thanks to one innocent promotional video. Ed Zitron is joined by journalist Louise Matsakis and writer/researcher Tianyu Fang to talk about why young people are talking about glycine. Read more of Louise's work at https://youmayalsolike.beehiiv.com/ and you can find Tianyu at https://twitter.com/tianyuf

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