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  1. Comment on What common misunderstanding do you want to clear up? in ~talk

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    China's infamous social credit system doesn't really exist (except it does(except not in the way people in the West generally think it does(except in a few areas(kinda(for a few years))))).

    China's infamous social credit system doesn't really exist (except it does(except not in the way people in the West generally think it does(except in a few areas(kinda(for a few years))))).

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  2. Comment on Jet Lag Season 15 | Official trailer in ~hobbies

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    @balooga, pleased to inform you that

    @balooga, pleased to inform you that

    We thought it was so over, but we've just recently come to the conclusion that could be so back, but so back in the way that they would realize it's so back and therefore frees us to prevent it from being so back

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  4. Comment on Posting "Beating Hornet until Hollow Knight: Silksong comes out." until Hollow Knight: Silksong comes out in ~games

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    Looks like they’re using only Defender’s Crest, which does very small amounts of damage in the cloud around the Knight, and then using only that to damage Hornet, which is why it took almost 20...

    Looks like they’re using only Defender’s Crest, which does very small amounts of damage in the cloud around the Knight, and then using only that to damage Hornet, which is why it took almost 20 minutes

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  5. Comment on US President Donald Trump says he now believes Ukraine can win back all territory lost to Russia with NATO’s help in ~society

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    President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he believed Ukraine could win back all territory lost to Russia, a dramatic shift from the U.S. leader’s repeated calls for Kyiv to make concessions to end the war.

    Trump posted on social media soon after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly gathering of world leaders.

    “I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form,” Trump wrote. “With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original Borders from where this War started, is very much an option.”

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  9. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 15 in ~society

  10. Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society

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    more info (gory) I’ve seen footage of the event that I won’t share here, he got shot through the neck and blood started pouring out
    more info (gory)

    I’ve seen footage of the event that I won’t share here, he got shot through the neck and blood started pouring out

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  11. Comment on Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba to resign amid fallout from disastrous elections in ~society

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    Japan’s prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is to resign less than a year after taking office, throwing the country’s politics into turmoil and setting in motion a potentially messy contest to replace him as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP).

    Speaking to the media on Sunday evening – a day before his opponents inside the party were expected to attempt to force him out – Ishiba said he would resign to take responsibility for the election debacles, saying he wanted to avoid opening up a “decisive” split in the LDP.

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  13. Comment on After Xi Jinping: The succession question obscuring China's future - and unsettling its present in ~society

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    I agree, I think that China does not receive nearly its fair share of attention from the government, media, or general public. Meanwhile, China further develops its cohort of US experts, as the...

    I agree, I think that China does not receive nearly its fair share of attention from the government, media, or general public. Meanwhile, China further develops its cohort of US experts, as the number of good China experts in the US dwindles.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on After Xi Jinping: The succession question obscuring China's future - and unsettling its present in ~society

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    Thanks for your comment @chocobean, its really insightful to hear about your firsthand experiences. The democratic movements of the late '80s are before my time, so I personally have never known a...

    Thanks for your comment @chocobean, its really insightful to hear about your firsthand experiences. The democratic movements of the late '80s are before my time, so I personally have never known a China that could transition to democracy. Unfortunately, reform doesn't seem likely anytime soon. Certainly not under Xi and, while it is unclear who his successor may be, I would be surprised if it were a pro-reform politician.

    Its tragic, certainly, to think of what could have been.

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  15. Comment on China and India pledge to be 'partners not rivals' in ~society

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    It remains to be seen whether or not this will lead to any concrete cooperation between India and China, but this meeting is seemingly another sign of the US' weakening global influence. The...

    The leaders of China and India say there is now deepening trust between them after years of tension that includes a long-running border dispute.

    China's President Xi Jinping and Indian PM Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) in the port city of Tianjin. It is Modi's first time in China in seven years.

    Xi told Modi that China and India should be partners, not rivals, while Modi said there was now an "atmosphere of peace and stability" between them.

    It remains to be seen whether or not this will lead to any concrete cooperation between India and China, but this meeting is seemingly another sign of the US' weakening global influence. The India-China rivalry has long played a part in both nations' foreign policy, so signs of future cooperation (maybe) are definitely a change.

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  17. Comment on After Xi Jinping: The succession question obscuring China's future - and unsettling its present in ~society

  18. Comment on After Xi Jinping: The succession question obscuring China's future - and unsettling its present in ~society

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    A good article on one of the most important questions surrounding Chinese politics: Who succeeds Xi Jinping? Succession is one of the most fragile moments for any authoritarian state, and China is...

    A good article on one of the most important questions surrounding Chinese politics: Who succeeds Xi Jinping? Succession is one of the most fragile moments for any authoritarian state, and China is no exception. The article touches on the history of succession in the CCP, the role of the PLA, the 'crown prince problem', and how the idea of succession might influence Xi's actions in both domestic politics and foreign policy.

    10 votes

  20. Comment on Special announcement about “Hollow Knight: Silksong” soon in ~games

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    REPENT ALL YE DOUBTERS SKONG HAS ARRIVED

    REPENT ALL YE DOUBTERS SKONG HAS ARRIVED

    6 votes