Being American is now cringe. The future lies with Chinese people like me

Are you Chinamaxxing? That’s the question that people are asking right now on social media. In recent weeks, becoming Chinese has somehow become the latest viral trend. People are posting videos of themselves enjoying activities that wouldn’t look out of place at my 73-year-old mum’s house – using a rice cooker, doing qigong exercises and drinking warm water in the morning (it’s better for your health, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine principles). “You met me at a very Chinese time of my life”, their captions read. Even R&B star Ciara has gotten in on the trend, posting a video of…