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China’s disputed South China Sea map enters pop culture thanks to US companies(qz.com)
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ABC News: Inside the city caught between a British past and a Chinese future (with pretty pictures, videos & maps) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-13/hong-kong-protests-br... Vox: 9 questions about the Hon
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Germany synagogue attack highlights risk from 3D printed weapons(straitstimes.com)
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China goes ahead with corporate social credit rating system for 33M firms(scmp.com)
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Most aren't Chinese nationals any more. They either grew up learning US values, or were natralized with the oath “I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sov
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> I and people I know have been watching events unfold in Hong Kong with a feeling of helplessness and distance Thank you for keeping an eye on HK. How you can help from abroad: https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong&#x2F
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Mark Kern (former Blizzard employee and team lead of World of Warcraft) offers a different explanation: https://twitter.com/Grummz/status/1181737774132518912 Read the whole thread. It's bribes and subsidies.
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Additional info: For those wondering why Activision Blizzard kowtows to China while having a small revenue base there, tweets by Mark Kern (team lead of World of Warcraft and former Blizzard employee) may offer an answer. https:/&#x2F
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> South Korea, where Blizzard derives a significant amount of their worth from > that's a far bigger issue for Blizzard than a handful of angry American players In fact Activision Blizzard only has 12% of revenue from Asia-Pacifi
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But he’s also part of the controversial “Thousand Talents Program” [0] (link in Chinese) that is being closely watched by the US [1]. Not surprised at all about the blacklist. [0] https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%B1%A4%
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HK protesters are doing exactly that. A list of yellow/blue (pro-democracy/pro-government) merchants and their locations on Google Maps: https://www.restart-hk.com/ShopList.html If you click on a merchant on the G
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HKer here. Thank you for standing with HK! How to help HK protests from abroad: https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/cv0ws4/how_can_yo... Other ways to help include boycotting products made in Chin