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by hker 5y ago
The “Broad Daylight” is an academic research, which necessarily cites related work or previous work, including of Zenz. This is how academic research works. Citing Zenz per se does not make the the “Broad Daylight” less credible. If peopl
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by hker 5y ago
> is bitterwinter.org a reliable source? The bitterwinter.org article, which is clearly labeled as Op-Ed: 1. reports that BCI Shanghai contradicts BCI headquarter (which you can independently verify, as there are other news sources suppo
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by hker 5y ago
Check out this list on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/dfg1ce/list_of_co... "List of companies under China's censorship orders (so far). Credit to u/lebe"
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by hker 5y ago
You are misrepresenting BCI by citing BCI Shanghai, which is a red herring in this discussion, see my other comment [1]. The problem with what you cite is not (only) with the outlet (CGTN), but with the source (BCI Shanghai), and also with
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by hker 5y ago
You misrepresented BCI. And there are other independent sources showing forced labor in Xinjiang [1][2], regardless of what BCI Shanghai said. BCI Shanghai is contradicting the BCI headquarter [3], and BCI Shanghai is not credible on this m
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by hker 5y ago
Note that the sovereignty of Hong Kong is not as clear cut, because history. Hong Kong was given to the Britain by three treaties in the 19th century (1842 Treaty of Nanking, 1860 Convention of Peking, 1898 The Second Convention of Peking),
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by hker 5y ago
Let me reword the article and the discussion to highlight what is happening, this time try to reuse existing terms. 1. Chinese (the official language) is an invention [1]. The article explains its title with the history and development of d
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by hker 5y ago
> ...at the expense of local languages/dialects. Worth noting that many Chinese languages are facing extinction, including Mongolian, Manchu, Bouyei [1]. In particular, Manchu, the imperial language a little more than a century ago
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by hker 5y ago
Mao’s 1920 proposal to split China showed that an ethnically integrated China, or a politically integrated China, was not a very sensible one in the context of China at that time. Mao disproved your claim. And that was my point: viewing cer
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by hker 5y ago
> Mandarin would form the foundation of the spoken standard (as had been the case for > 1000 years at this point)... The Old Mandarin had its root from Jin (1115-1234) and Yuan (Mongol) dynasties [1], coming from “foreign ethnicity” 外
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by hker 5y ago
In fact Cantonese preserves the tones (esp. 平仄) of ancient Chinese better than Mandarin, and this shows for example when reading Chinese poems [1]. Cantonese even almost became the official language of China [2]. [1]: https://www
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by hker 5y ago
> > an ethnically integrated China is, in fact, a modern invention linked to the rise of nationalism at the end of the nineteenth century. > This idea is a very sensible one in the context of China being forced to open up to the wo
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by hker 5y ago
Lots of your objection stems from breaking Hong Kong laws (rule of law...being part of China, criminals aren't swept under a rug...). Worth noting that there is a huge difference between “Rule of Law” and “Rule by Law”: China only has
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by hker 5y ago
Even IOC calls the Peng Shuai situation ‘humanitarian matters’ that they would proceed with “quiet diplomacy” [1]. Short of calling this a hostage situation, this is definitely not normal. [1]: https://olympics.com/ioc/
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by hker 5y ago
In terms of leverage on China, I think Apple has a lot, since they employ a lot in China. Although the next question is, can they afford (of the order of) 1/3 of their revenue?
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by hker 5y ago
Would Blizzard and the IOC be closer to the WTA here, in that their are also hosting tournaments and events?
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by hker 5y ago
Both Billie Jean King, the founder of WTA, and Novak Djokovic support WTA’s announcement [1]. “I applaud Steve Simon and the WTA leadership for taking a strong stand on defending human rights in China and around the world,” said Billi
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by hker 5y ago
According to Joe Pompliano [1]: > The WTA has decided to officially suspend all tournaments in China due to the censorship & disappearance of tennis star Peng Shuai. > That means 1/3 of their revenue is now gone. > Good fo
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Steve Simon announces WTA’s decision to suspend tournaments in China(wtatennis.com)
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by hker 5y ago
> I do not agree with you that the CCP's popularity in the mainland is fake. There are multiple studies that show that their popularity is real.[...][...]. I am not questioning CCP’s current popularity in Mainland (or Kim’s current
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by hker 5y ago
I wish the WHO could name things more consistently. - They did not rename the Ebola virus the same way the renamed the virus first discovered in Wuhan (as COVID 19). - And they are happy to keep the SARS backronym in SARS-CoV-2, since SARS
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by hker 5y ago
> Seeing that Hong Kong was literally an NED-sponsored [...] color revolution ... such as assaulting fellow Hong Kongers for merely disagreeing with them[...]. Your comment is vastly disproportionate, and does not explain what happened.
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by hker 5y ago
I think LeBron James and John Cena come close.
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by hker 5y ago
Given that the state media (the Global Times and CGTN) are showing images and videos of Peng Shuai (following the strong stance of WTA [1]), I think CCP is currently in damage control mode. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/
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by hker 5y ago
Unlike the WTA, ironically the IOC is silent, given that Zhang Gaoli (the ex-Vice Premier accused by Peng Shuai) has been working with the IOC and overseeing the preparation of the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic for years [1]. [1]: h
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by hker 5y ago
> Taiwan is part of China... Which ‘China’? The political China, or the cultural China, or ethnic China (ie, with a majority heritage from Chinese descent), or what? How do you conclude that Taiwan is part of China? And what does it have
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by hker 5y ago
Because the history of Taiwan is complicated. If you count Taiwan as a part to be unified under CCP rule, then by similar accounts you may as well argue that Iran and Iraq as parts to be unified under CCP rule. From the Wikipedia page on Ta
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by hker 5y ago
> As this requires decades long planning and commercial companies are unable to work unless they get quick results. There are western startups working on thorium powered molten salt reactors, see this 2019 video: https://www.y
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by hker 5y ago
> > The majority of people in HK don't want to be part of China. The pro-democracy camp, who overwhemingly supported the anti-extradition (anti-CCP) protests in 2019, had a landslide victory during the District Council Election i
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by hker 5y ago
> Some think that if the US extended their protection to Taiwan, Beijing would not attempt to take Taiwan. > What next? What is there to prevent China from trying again and again and again? > The only way the regime can be changed

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