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Good. Anything that rattles Red Emperor Xi is a good thing.

umvi 8y ago
Slightly off topic, but I read somewhere that some online video games censor anything that has the word "Xi" in it. Not sure if that is to prevent badmouthing him or to prevent Chinese political discussion altogether.
- 394549 8y ago
  > Slightly off topic, but I read somewhere that some online video games censor anything that has the word "Xi" in it. Not sure if that is to prevent badmouthing him or to prevent Chinese political discussion altogether. They can't prevent it altogether. I don't speak Chinese, but my understanding it that it's a punner's paradise, and online political discussion in China occurs using a dense and ever-changing system of slang and puns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophonic_puns_in_Mandarin_Chinese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophonic_puns_in_Mandarin_Ch...: > Xiǎo Píngzi - Students participating in the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989 smashed little bottles as a means of protesting Deng Xiaoping's handling of the movement. Deng's given name, Xiaoping (小平) sounds a lot like "Little Bottle" (小瓶子, xiǎo píngzi), https://chinadigitaltimes.net/space/Grass-mud_horse https://chinadigitaltimes.net/space/Grass-mud_horse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_Mud_Horse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_Mud_Horse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_crab_(Internet_slang) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_crab_(Internet_slang)
echevil 8y ago
Well, you may be glad to learn that there has been lots of rumors on Chinese websites in the past few months that Xi’s position is being challenged and he might even be in danger
- metalliqaz 8y ago
  Ruler for life is an attractive title.
dang 8y ago
This is a bad HN comment, regardless of your views on geopolitics. Please don't unsubstantive and flamebaity comments, especially not on divisive topics. If you'd review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and follow the rules when posting here, we'd appreciate it.
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umvi 8y ago

Slightly off topic, but I read somewhere that some online video games censor anything that has the word "Xi" in it. Not sure if that is to prevent badmouthing him or to prevent Chinese political discussion altogether.

394549 8y ago
> Slightly off topic, but I read somewhere that some online video games censor anything that has the word "Xi" in it. Not sure if that is to prevent badmouthing him or to prevent Chinese political discussion altogether. They can't prevent it altogether. I don't speak Chinese, but my understanding it that it's a punner's paradise, and online political discussion in China occurs using a dense and ever-changing system of slang and puns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophonic_puns_in_Mandarin_Chinese https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophonic_puns_in_Mandarin_Ch...: > Xiǎo Píngzi - Students participating in the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989 smashed little bottles as a means of protesting Deng Xiaoping's handling of the movement. Deng's given name, Xiaoping (小平) sounds a lot like "Little Bottle" (小瓶子, xiǎo píngzi), https://chinadigitaltimes.net/space/Grass-mud_horse https://chinadigitaltimes.net/space/Grass-mud_horse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_Mud_Horse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_Mud_Horse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_crab_(Internet_slang) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_crab_(Internet_slang)

echevil 8y ago

Well, you may be glad to learn that there has been lots of rumors on Chinese websites in the past few months that Xi’s position is being challenged and he might even be in danger

metalliqaz 8y ago
Ruler for life is an attractive title.

dang 8y ago

This is a bad HN comment, regardless of your views on geopolitics. Please don't unsubstantive and flamebaity comments, especially not on divisive topics. If you'd review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and follow the rules when posting here, we'd appreciate it.

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