By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Users of the Chinese social media app RedNote welcomed "TikTok refugees" from the United States with selfies and messages on Wednesday, as Beijing said it encouraged stronger cultural ties with other countries in response to the sudden influx.

Users are migrating to other video apps as a ban on TikTok looms closer. With a TikTok ban looming, some users are scrambling to find a new destination for trending videos.

With TikTok's days in the U.S. potentially numbered, many American users are moving to another Chinese social media app: RedNote, a heavily censored platform similar to Instagram. Here's what to know.

Justices did not issue a ruling in the closely watched case over a potential ban, dialing up intrigue over the app’s fate.

More than 170 million users in the US are waiting to see what the Supreme Court decides in the case of TikTok’s ban in the country. China-owned ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has said it will not abide by congressional legislation that obligates it to sell the platform to a US owner by Sunday,