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> If you ask a Chinese citizen what their biggest problem is, many of them would say too much federalism. Presumably that’s because protesting against the cent
by muglug 3y ago
> If you ask a Chinese citizen what their biggest problem is, many of them would say too much federalism.
Presumably that’s because protesting against the central government endangers not just your own livelihood but also the livelihoods of your relatives. Much safer to criticise the region next door.
- janalsncm 3y agoThis logic doesn’t pass the smell test. It’s not any less illegal to protest your regional government than the central Chinese government.
- roywiggins 3y agoThere was (is?) a whole thing where local governments would kidnap people trying to petition the central government to crack down on some local government wrongdoing. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/world/asia/chinese-petitioners-suffer-regular-abuse-group-says.html https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/08/world/asia/chinese-petiti...
- krainboltgreene 3y agoIt's weird to read pieces like this from the NY Times when I watched it happen in Portland and the same media basically brushed it off.
- muglug 3y agoYeah, but it's easier to complain about a different region's government.
- whitemary 3y ago> Presumably I for one appreciate the self-awareness