celestialpeasan

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   by celestialpeasan 4y ago

   I'm in China, and I just see people learning about this the very hard way. There were many unusual unrests and crackdowns recently. SMS is definitely a weak spot without a second thought. The state actor can easily analyse and reroute
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   by celestialpeasan 4y ago

   Other than the standard people mentioned, there are also the "1992 consensus" [1] which intentionally made the word "China" ambiguous. One possible interpretation is there's a thing called "de jure China",
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   by celestialpeasan 5y ago

   It's 鄒忌諷齊王納諫 (Zou Ji use his satirical admonishment to King of Qi). It happened during the Warring States period (475 BC - 221 BC). The culture was very different compared to later imperial dynasties. It's more like medieval Europ
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   by celestialpeasan 5y ago

   Reminds me of the good'ol dynasties, those who "criticize the imperial court rashly" are getting lynched. The males in the family would be beheaded, while females and kids would be sold as slaves. And in order to show the mer