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There have been disappearance of Hong Kong booksellers by the Chinese government, as reported here: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35480229 http://www

• markdown 11y ago
  > replaced by "party friendly" ones FTFY
  • studentrob 11y ago
    Depends who defines Chinese, the party or other Chinese :). My impression is the party fears democracy and free speech not only because they could lose power to other Chinese, but also because they perceive that the US could install a President through media and PR campaigns. I don't think it would happen that way, but it seems like a valid criticism given what the US government did to Latin American countries 40 years ago. I don't have any idea of how to convince China of that belief other than pointing out how weak that makes them seem. I sometimes wonder if certain politicians and US businessmen are fine with China the way it is. As it is in its oppressed state, it is a cheap source of loyal labor. Despite growth, there are still plenty of poor people there filling manufacturing industries.