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> ... workers skimp on taxes because they do not trust the government will spend their money wisely. Mr Liu cites the Belt and Road Initiative, a global infrast

> ... workers skimp on taxes because they do not trust the government will spend their money wisely. Mr Liu cites the Belt and Road Initiative, a global infrastructure-building project, as an indefensible giveaway to poor countries ... interesting. sounds kinda like what some US red-state voters think. also: US media tend to portray the Belt and Road Initiative more like a plan to dominate the world than a giveaway to poor countries. quite a difference in perspective here.

swuecho 8y ago
Us media is from the strategic view. for the Chinese who are barely make a living. It is hard for them to be happy when their country are pouring money to other nations.
- kkarakk 8y ago
  does it really matter what chinese citizens think? they are under their govt's thumb
  - chillacy 8y ago
    Why bother with propaganda if you don't care what your citizens think?
    - pmontra 8y ago
      Thinking about the history of the world, brain washing people since they are born and having no opposition is much a safer approach than crushing occasional revolts.