iliveinchina

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by iliveinchina 6y ago
There is of course a variety of opinions across any demographic. My impression is that, aside from people who've studied abroad, Chinese youth today are more conservative and nationalistic than their elders. They've been fed only
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by iliveinchina 6y ago
The point is these areas are still pretty actively Tibetan today, not just historically. Is there a contiguous region stretching from Mongolia deep into the Middle East and to Europe where a high percentage of the population (like a quarter
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by iliveinchina 6y ago
I agree, there is some nuance to the matter. I am partially sympathetic to the idea that this can be a way for people to lead better lives - in the modern, economic sense - instead of subsistence nomading. At the same time, China has, over
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by iliveinchina 6y ago
Tibetan history, like Chinese history, is complicated. On the subject of Tibetan assimilation: what most people think of Tibet - that is the current Tibetan autonomous region of the PRC - is actually only about 1/3 of what many Tibetan
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by iliveinchina 6y ago
I've hiked through regions of Tibet and talked to villagers in relatively remote areas. One thing I saw hiking in the mountains and valleys was abandoned nomad lodges and pastures. My Tibetan guide sadly explained to me that the local
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by iliveinchina 6y ago
In such an environment, anecdotes may be among the most accurate information one can get. I've never really seen such personally. People occasionally petition the central government due to grievances, but those people are heavily monit
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by iliveinchina 6y ago
You are likely underestimating the staying power of ByteDance. They have a portfolio of successful apps within China, such as Toutiao, and have probably overtaken Baidu to be the 3rd most important software company in China (after Alibaba a
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by iliveinchina 6y ago
> Chinese policy seems to have not significantly changed in the last 5 years towards the US Chinese policy "towards the US" may be too narrow a view. Within the past 5 years, Xi Jinping has eliminated the scheduled 10-year lead
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by iliveinchina 6y ago
This is factually incorrect. China's legislature amended Hong Kong's constitution to add the new national security law precisely because the Hong Kong legislature - even under heavy influence by mainland China - was unable to pass
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U.S. tech giants suspend review of Hong Kong data requests, TikTok to pull out(reuters.com)
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by iliveinchina 7y ago
Your base case scenario should be that this will be globally widespread. The tipping point was when Iran became an epicenter. This is problematic because of its porous borders with countries with weak government. The good news is the virus
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by iliveinchina 7y ago
I can comment on a couple unexpected shortages we've seen in Asia: toilet paper, due to panic buying, and hand sanitizer. There are also some concerns about medicines unrelated to the virus because many meds are produced in China and t
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by iliveinchina 7y ago
That is a possible explanation, but not necessarily the most likely explanation. It's also quite plausible the Hubei numbers are being scrutinized and processed differently (perhaps with input or oversight from the central government)