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by knzhou 2420 days ago
When I actually visit, I will look into this.

It's easy to tell all kinds of crazy stories about would happen in China, but do you have direct evidence? I don't, but I know for a fact that expat communities usually bitterly hate the government, and blast those opinions publicly all over the internet.
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mbesto 2419 days ago
> but do you have direct evidence?

All information about the Tiananmen Square massacre is blocked in China by the great firewall. What more evidence do you need?

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knzhou 2419 days ago
My extended family over there knows perfectly well what happened, they just don’t like to talk about it. And my parents know exactly what happened because they were there, and nobody’s coming after them. So without further evidence it seems to be equivalent to certain very contentious political topics in the US, which people are aware of, but you certainly cannot bring up.
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mbesto 2419 days ago
Can your extended family research any of it? (search online, read about it in books, etc) Can they speak about it without being persecuted? Can anyone who isn't your extended family find information about it other than through informal channels?

> to certain very contentious political topics in the US, which people are aware of, but you certainly cannot bring up.

Like what? Please elaborate specifically?

I'm so confused on what your stance is here. You realize there is a big difference between being persecuted by others for saying something or "knowing something" and being persecuted by the government for saying something or "knowing something"?

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