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"The Chinese government often seems like an unstoppable force of evil. Perhaps
the word “seems” needs to be removed from the previous sentence. The government
seems all too capable of keeping a few billion people in line, strongly
suggesting it has obtained the oppression cheat codes.
But there are still signs of life. Residents of Hong Kong made the Chinese
government work extra hard for every inch of ill-gotten gains. In the end, it
took the replacement of pretty much the entire Hong Kong government to make it
stick. But China has enough power to hot-swap leaders during intense upheaval,
so it’s not entirely inconceivable it can bring an entire, sprawling nation to
heel.
But credit where it’s due: some residents are fighting back despite the long
odds. This excellent report for Yahoo by Amy Qin, John Liu, and Amy Chang Chien
contains some good, somewhat heartening news about citizens still willing to
take on the 800-lb. gorilla that controls their lives."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
