• Nugelz@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    My father visited western China in the early 90s, it was an absolute mission to get that far west back then. And it was a real back water. Very poor but he loved it, he absolutely loved it said the people and the food was amazing.

    • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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      1 year ago

      That’s the general sentiment I’ve seen a lot. China was really going places and dramatically improving until Xi turned up

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        1 year ago

        It’s the system that is the issue. Without checks and balances if it wasn’t Xi it would just be another guy with a different name.

        I believe Deng Xiaoping had two successors lined up last being Hi Jintao, so a dictator was always going to seize power when xi came on.

        So you can replace until Xi showed up with until anyone showed up that term.

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      1 year ago

      Sounds like a wonderful trip. Hopefully there will be emancipation during our lifetimes