- Introduction
- Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong
- Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong --- Both fostered personality cults; Xi values order, Mao embraced chaos
Love this new intro. Right into it 🙌
- Confucius
- Confucius --- Advocated hierarchical relationships, contrasting with Marxism's progressive, egalitarian ideals
confucus says
what’s immediately wrong here is that it’s not that Mao likes chaos and Xi likes order. It’s just that in order for Mao to cease back the power lost he had to create chaos; for Xi to maintain power he had to put everyone under tight control. The mean to get power is different but it doesn’t mean they won’t do the same things under the same circumstances.
- Education
- Education --- Confucian meritocracy fosters high educational value, yet nepotism incites outrage
But I really double Xi is as sophisticated as Jeffrey thinks. . Chinese don't need a single political party without check and balance in21th century, not to mention an emperor. He may be so good in politics especially power game, but he has negative knowledge about economy and history. If he learnt a bit history, he would know he won't end up well by making himself a emperor.
it is more that mao tried to show himself as a very confident emperor by not killing Bo Yi. He read tons of history
reminds me of a certain Austrian that didn't make it to Art school
yep, 洪秀全was a perfect example
That is Mengzi's theory
- Tiananmen Square
- Tiananmen Square --- 1989 protests sought genuine reform, not overthrow, but faced brutal suppression
Tiananmen square
I had to " at and blast from the past, Dead Man's Curve.
May 4th was a mistake as that was the most democratic period in history and still has been
- Tank Man
- Tank Man --- Iconic defiance image; CCP suppressed narrative, fearing loss of control
yep, they are much more sophisticated now. They won't kill in the public. But you could be like Liu Xiaobo, getting arrested and detened for the rest of life.
The name is "Liu XiaoBo" 刘晓波. He was Nobel Peace Prize laureate, couldn't collect it, died in custody a few years ago.
- Censorship
- Censorship --- China's censorship uses fear, friction, and flooding to control narratives
censorship
[1984] unless you work as a "network" police in China, you may not be aware that you live in a police country. People don't know or don't think they live under constant surveillance, which does not necessarily mean they don't. My understanding is it is a police country, no doubt. But is a very sophisticated one. It is a police country where you are not aware of it until when you start to express different opinions
Thinking nothing is censored in the US seems very ignorant. The whole debate about censorship in schools in the US, books being removed, etc.?
PKD was like 3 in 1 - Orwell Zamiatin Huxley. Lem in one of his compediums ( Oka mgnienie,Summa Technologia lub Diabeł i Arcydzieło ) wrote how random behaviour would be necessary to cheat the observing state :(
Was Xi Really the designated successor, because all the news associated with him says that he was an absolute surprise
- Xi Jinping
- Xi Jinping --- Elusive leader, tightly controls image; China's politics remain opaque and unpredictable
I’m getting “The Interview” vibes here (2)
I'm a little confused by what Wasserstrom is implying here at . Xi lived in the United States for some time as a young party official learning about agricultural policies and techniques in Iowa and stayed with a family that he is still friends with to this day. Xi speaks English. The professor seems to imply the photo with Obama is staged because it has no translator. Either the professor doesn't know that Xi speaks English or he is suggesting something really odd. Either way, this is very strange for a so-called expert on China to bring up.
Xi's book listing in his speech. No truely educated person would read booklist in his or her speech. It is a giving out that how less he knows about the world apart from his political power game skills.
I’m getting “The Interview” vibes here (1)
is Lex sane? It’s not whether or not you will get to interview him. It’s he never do this.
- Donald Trump
- Donald Trump --- Trump's unpredictability unsettles Xi; CCP values predictability and global respect
Isn't it true the world is a dangerous place and there is not a lot of respect for China? This is not a "story", this is reality and facts. How can he assume facts as fakes in such a smooth and careless manner and then elaborate on that?
- Trade war
- Trade war --- Cultural pride fuels China's resistance, risking global economic disruption and conflict
well thing is that Trump flinched first 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂
- Taiwan
- Taiwan --- Xi's Taiwan ambitions echo Hong Kong's fate; Taiwan resists, fearing loss of autonomy
Hongkong belonged to Qing empire which was a different country from PRC. What a nonsense.
- Protests in Hong Kong
- Protests in Hong Kong --- Youth-led protests against mainlandization, fueled by fears of losing freedoms
- Mao Zedong
- Mao Zedong --- Mao's rise involved exploiting peasant power, anti-imperialism, and nationalist corruption
- Future of China
