# Chinamaxxing

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**Created:** [February 17, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/chinamaxxing/63096 "2026-02-17T17:05:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![GeneChing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/geneching/32/96_2.png) [@GeneChing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/GeneChing)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/chinamaxxing/63096/16 "2026-04-20T16:42:17Z")

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> # [\> # **Tai Chi, Qigong, Soft Power and #Chinamaxxing**](https://ymaa.com/articles/2026/04/tai-chi-qigong-soft-power-and-chinamaxxing)
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> _by [Gene Ching](https://ymaa.com/publishing/author/gene-ching) [![](https://ymaa.com/sites/default/files/styles/author_thumbnail/public/images/author/GeneChing.jpg)](https://ymaa.com/publishing/author/gene-ching)_
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> _April 20, 2026_
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> _Since 1999, World Tai Chi Qigong Day has been observed on the last Saturday in April. For 2026, that lands on April 25th, but we here at the YMAA Publication Center celebrate it throughout the entire month. For this installment of Good News, YMAA Staff Writer Gene Ching examines how this year is unlike any other for Tai Chi. 6 Min Read_

> [@Chinamaxxing](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/chinamaxxing/63096):
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> [[Chinamaxxing: The viral trend about ‘being Chinese’ - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMNj5Q-4Gsg)

> [@World Tai Chi & Qigong Day](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/world-tai-chi-qigong-day/58648):
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> Time to clone this thread off our original one in the [Tai Chi sub forum](http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?56828-World-Tai-Chi-and-Qigong-Day). It seems unlikely that these threads will produce that significant of a difference in terms of content, but our Qigong sub forum here needs luv… Starting at 3:00PM PST, join us and David Dorian-Ross for the [2017 24 Hours of World Peace Livestream](http://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=1356)!

> [@World Tai Chi and Qigong Day](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/world-tai-chi-and-qigong-day/47908):
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> World Tai Chi Day is April 7th. Are any of your schools planning events/demonstrations? I’m hosting Utah’s event this year. Our event will take place on the University of Utah campus. I’ve gotten commitments with several area Tai Chi schools, so the demonstrations should be really good this year. Without going outside, you may know the whole world. Without looking through the window, you may see the ways of heaven. The farther you go, the less you know. –Lao Tsu

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