Hong Kong

[Bombadil]

Well I'm sure Xi Jinping would be very flattered to be compared with Augustus Caesar, I'm sure it reflects his ambitions for power.

[Infected Mushroom]

Well I'm sure Xi Jinping would be very flattered to be compared with Augustus Caesar, I'm sure it reflects his ambitions for power.

I’ve yet to decide if he’s worthy of the comparison

[Bombadil]

Well I'm sure Xi Jinping would be very flattered to be compared with Augustus Caesar, I'm sure it reflects his ambitions for power.

I’ve yet to decide if he’s worthy of the comparison

I'm sure he awaits your judgment with baited breath.

[The New California Republic]

I think that storming and vandalizing the legislative building was a mistake. Clearly the government wanted this. Why else would the police give up after minimal effort? The protesters are playing right into their hands.

The government exercised way more restraint than I would have had in dealing with these protestors

I have to give them that

That doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

[Heloin]

Literally overthrow the Roman Republic and proclaimed himself Caesar.

Because they murdered Caesar

Augustus’ reign was a time of prosperity and peace

You really need to read up on your roman history.

[Novus America]

Xi Jinping's in an interesting place, while he's certainly taken unprecedented control, he's made more than enough enemies given some 1.34M officials have been punished under anti-corruption laws including powerful 'tigers' along with the many 'flies'.

And Xi has potentially further destabilized the system by crowning himself with 10 titles, including head of state, head of military, general secretary of the CCP, and leader of the new “leading groups” to oversee internet policy, national security, military reform, and Taiwan policy. He has effectively taken over the courts, the police, the secret internal paramilitary, and other agencies of internal control. This means that all successes and failures are Xi’s alone. He has no doubt made powerful enemies among the elites, who stand at the ready to undermine him should the opportunity arise.

I mean.. it's got so bad that..

In August the head of the anti-graft committee for China’s Ministry of Finance was himself put under investigation for suspected graft.

I doubt it for now but there may come the time when Xi oddly disappears due to 'ill health' and a new leadership takes control.

So he’s big on anti corruption?

Isn’t that a good thing?

No. He is corrupt as Hell himself.
He is big on tossing his rivals in prison on politicized charges.

Admittedly most his rivals in the CCP are actually corrupt.
When you create a system in which everyone is a criminal, you can arrest anyone and selective enforcement becomes a primary tool of crushing your opponents.

[The New California Republic]

So he’s big on anti corruption?

Isn’t that a good thing?

No. He is corrupt as Hell himself.
He is big on tossing his rivals in prison on politicized charges.

Admittedly most his rivals in the CCP are actually corrupt.
When you create a system in which everyone is a criminal, you can arrest anyone and selective enforcement becomes a primary tool of crushing your opponents.

Indeed. When someone who is corrupt imprisons others who are corrupt, in a system that is corrupt, you have to ask yourself: what is the net gain?

[Novasamita]

Technically, Taiwanshould've been given Hong Kong, since they technically are the real China, just exiled on Formosa. Also, I think that China has to stop interfering with HK affairs, every election, "Beijing-approved candidate times 10". China has to stop. And I mean STOP. Not only infuencing HK politics, but also taking control of a certain island chain in the south

[No State Here]

China needs to gtfo of Hong Kong, same with Tibet, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, and Sinkiang

And commies need to gtfo of China, RoC was just extremely unlucky during the civil war

[El-Amin Caliphate]

China needs to gtfo of Hong Kong, same with Tibet, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, and Sinkiang

And East Turkestan

[Ethel mermania]

China needs to gtfo of Hong Kong, same with Tibet, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, and Sinkiang

And commies need to gtfo of China, RoC was just extremely unlucky during the civil war

The roc was corrupt and inefficient.

And who exactly do you propose that is going to make the PRC get out.

[Nakena]

Technically, Taiwanshould've been given Hong Kong, since they technically are the real China, just exiled on Formosa. Also, I think that China has to stop interfering with HK affairs, every election, "Beijing-approved candidate times 10". China has to stop. And I mean STOP. Not only infuencing HK politics, but also taking control of a certain island chain in the south

The Republic of China is the rightful heir.

[Shwegu]

Technically, Taiwanshould've been given Hong Kong, since they technically are the real China, just exiled on Formosa. Also, I think that China has to stop interfering with HK affairs, every election, "Beijing-approved candidate times 10". China has to stop. And I mean STOP. Not only infuencing HK politics, but also taking control of a certain island chain in the south

The Republic of China is the rightful heir.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-JkoqROEKM

[Tuthina]

China needs to gtfo of Hong Kong, same with Tibet, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, and Sinkiang

And commies need to gtfo of China, RoC was just extremely unlucky during the civil war

The roc was corrupt and inefficient.

And who exactly do you propose that is going to make the PRC get out.

A lot of dead people.

[No State Here]

China needs to gtfo of Hong Kong, same with Tibet, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, and Sinkiang

And commies need to gtfo of China, RoC was just extremely unlucky during the civil war

The roc was corrupt and inefficient.

RoC still exists today and is the freest place in the region, much like South Korea, it started off as a corrupt regime but ended up modernizing

[Ethel mermania]

The roc was corrupt and inefficient.

RoC still exists today and is the freest place in the region, much like South Korea, it started off as a corrupt regime but ended up modernizing

That didnt help much in 1949.

[EastKekistan]

RoC still exists today and is the freest place in the region, much like South Korea, it started off as a corrupt regime but ended up modernizing

That didnt help much in 1949.

Right. The problem here is how to boot the commies?

[Infected Mushroom]

No. He is corrupt as Hell himself.
He is big on tossing his rivals in prison on politicized charges.

Admittedly most his rivals in the CCP are actually corrupt.
When you create a system in which everyone is a criminal, you can arrest anyone and selective enforcement becomes a primary tool of crushing your opponents.

Indeed. When someone who is corrupt imprisons others who are corrupt, in a system that is corrupt, you have to ask yourself: what is the net gain?

I’m okay with the leader himself being just a bit corrupt so long as he shows himself able and willing to govern for the advancement of the country

For example, Vladimir Putin is one of the best leaders in the 20th-21st century

It remains to be seen what path Xi will walk

[Rojava Free State]

I’ve yet to decide if he’s worthy of the comparison

I'm sure he awaits your judgment with baited breath.

he probably wouldn't wanna be compared to caesar, considering Caesar got killed by his own senators in the end. His last words were "you too child?" As they stabbed him to Swiss cheese

[Rojava Free State]

China needs to gtfo of Hong Kong, same with Tibet, Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, and Sinkiang

And East Turkestan

China is basically everywhere now. They have farms in africa, they're working on a 5G network for several nations in europe, they own businesses in america basically, they got troops on the ground in Venezuela and they militarily threaten those around them. Chinese world domination is only a few years away yall, we better learn mandarin now

[Rojava Free State]

No. He is corrupt as Hell himself.
He is big on tossing his rivals in prison on politicized charges.

Admittedly most his rivals in the CCP are actually corrupt.
When you create a system in which everyone is a criminal, you can arrest anyone and selective enforcement becomes a primary tool of crushing your opponents.

Indeed. When someone who is corrupt imprisons others who are corrupt, in a system that is corrupt, you have to ask yourself: what is the net gain?

Yes

[El-Amin Caliphate]

Indeed. When someone who is corrupt imprisons others who are corrupt, in a system that is corrupt, you have to ask yourself: what is the net gain?

I’m okay with the leader himself being just a bit corrupt so long as he shows himself able and willing to govern for the advancement of the country

For example, Vladimir Putin is one of the best leaders in the 20th-21st century

It remains to be seen what path Xi will walk

Explain to me how being involved in a foreign war supporting a dictator who's killing his own people is a sigh of a good leader.

[Nova Cyberia]

I’m okay with the leader himself being just a bit corrupt so long as he shows himself able and willing to govern for the advancement of the country

For example, Vladimir Putin is one of the best leaders in the 20th-21st century

It remains to be seen what path Xi will walk

Explain to me how being involved in a foreign war supporting a dictator who's killing his own people is a sigh of a good leader.

Because the alternative is worse.

Look at Libya. We overthrew Gaddafi and plunged the country into anarchy. We overthrew Saddam and then ISIS took over a huge chunk of the country.

Removing despots rarely seems to end as well as we hope. Perhaps it's better to support the government and keep some semblance of order rather than supporting rebels with questionable intentions of their own.

[Ethel mermania]

I’m okay with the leader himself being just a bit corrupt so long as he shows himself able and willing to govern for the advancement of the country

For example, Vladimir Putin is one of the best leaders in the 20th-21st century

It remains to be seen what path Xi will walk

Explain to me how being involved in a foreign war supporting a dictator who's killing his own people is a sigh of a good leader.

What is the standard living of the typical chinese citizen today vs 20 years ago

[El-Amin Caliphate]

Explain to me how being involved in a foreign war supporting a dictator who's killing his own people is a sigh of a good leader.

What is the standard living of the typical chinese citizen today vs 20 years ago

I was talking about IM's praise of Putin