[BobaFloutist]

>The Chinese have worked hard, tirelessly even, for more than half a century, to make it very difficult to say anything bad about them without repercussions, even in countries far outside China's obvious sphere of influence.

China's government fucking sucks.

There, that wasn't so hard, was it?

[NoMoreNicksLeft]

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[JumpCrisscross]

> if you did, you'd've just screwed yourself

This is nonsense. China's peak of influence over America has passed, due in part to some of that past heavyhandedness.

If you're in a job that's exposed to China, sure, you should be careful. Same way if you're in a job that's exposed to a prominent individual, you probably shouldn't shit talk them in public.

[alephnerd]

^^^ this.

There are very valid reasons to oppose the Chinese government, but it should NOT sink into jingoism or red scare style BS.

A globalized world like ours today makes it incredibly difficult to be heavy handed the same manner the USSR was back in the day.

(Doesn't mean organs like the UFWD aren't active, but their capabilities are vastly overstated for the sake of jingoism - and I'm saying this as someone who carries a burner and uses non-American ID at GITEX)