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> Leaving the stupid The Economist-list memes aside What are you referring to?

• paganel 2y ago
  Something like this [1]. I've singled out The Economist because I used to read them until not that long ago so that I can confirm first-hand that they also use that rhetoric (but can't be bothered to look for an online source right now). Later edit: A X [2] post pointing to an Economist article [3] that does just that, but, as I said, the examples are too numerous, just purchase a Economist issue and go through their China section, you'll see it right there [1] https://x.com/slipknothooh/status/1433496026795630598 https://x.com/slipknothooh/status/1433496026795630598 [2] https://x.com/Liberation_Blk/status/1690911685312126976 https://x.com/Liberation_Blk/status/1690911685312126976 [3] https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2023/08/08/what-does-xi-jinpings-fixation-on-food-security-mean-for-chinas-countryside https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2023/08/08/what-does-xi-j...