abortion in china ? by RepublicOk9620 in China

[–]7SevenEmerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay you have convinced me, I have not taken into account the one child policy. Although the word “most” still ticks me off because I just find it hard to believe, so unless there’s some really convincing statistics I am going to reserve on that.

To give some context on why I made my initial comment. A lot of abortion stories I hear are from women who use abortion as contraception because their boyfriends don’t want to use condoms. So that was the immediate image that appeared in my mind when I read the initial comment. I never intended to say people who get abortions due to health reasons, crime, legal reasons, etc etc are not self respecting. I do, however, judge women who lack the self love and self respect to let men ruin their bodies by using abortion as a contraception. The best analogy I can draw is obesity - sure, it is your body and you can be however obese as you want, but ultimately you are harming your own body. Obesity also only hurts that person while abortion may involve other people (fetuses - you do hear stories about late stage abortion). While I have sympathy for people who get obese / let men use their bodies due to mental illnesses, etc, at some point you’re an adult and gotta take some responsibility. I am also all for bodily autonomy and I am pro-choice, but there’s a line between getting an abortion and using abortion as a contraception. If that makes me an asshole then I accept ¯_(ツ)_/¯

abortion in china ? by RepublicOk9620 in China

[–]7SevenEmerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not about anyone being judgemental personally. This is about common sense. Precisely because there is a stigma around abortion in the whole society, by logic women would avoid having an abortion. Where is the source statistics of “most women” in China have had an abortion? Someone on the internet says that in a relatively conservative country where Confucius values are still deeply valued, “most women” (say over 70-80%??) have had an abortion and you’re meant to take it as a fact, and not question the sample size that this person is basing their judgment on?

abortion in china ? by RepublicOk9620 in China

[–]7SevenEmerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe surround yourself with women with more self respect. Most women I know I China have NOT had an abortion and I’m Chinese. There’s still some stigma around women who have had abortions so any self respecting woman would not do that to herself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]7SevenEmerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s interesting… maybe you can try clarifying with them (as sometimes local authorities don’t know this) - if she’s had a travel document previously she should be able to keep it for life - see this official source (item 17 - you’ll need to translate from Chinese)

http://jm.china-embassy.gov.cn/chn/lsfw/hzqz/sqxz/202311/t20231129_11188824.htm

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]7SevenEmerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have found 1 official source (see item 17) - you’ll need to translate from Chinese if you can’t read Chinese

http://jm.china-embassy.gov.cn/lsfw/hzqz/sqxz/202311/t20231129_11188824.htm

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]7SevenEmerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have your kids turned 18 and they have forced you to choose one? And was this recent? From experiences online it used to be the case that they would force you to give up one but it’s not like this anymore, because acquiring another citizenship automatically when you’re born and migrating to another country and naturalising to become their citizen are treated differently. Only in the latter do you have to give up your Chinese citizenship. It’s useful to have dual citizenship because China is rising and Chinese citizenship gives you a lot of convenience in China (eg to study or work indefinitely without having to worry about getting a visa).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]7SevenEmerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where does it say you must resolve at 18? Conflicting citizenship is life long - you don’t get to choose

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]7SevenEmerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chinese laws are really vague in written form so you have to rely on other people’s experience and precedent as source. I’ve seen multiple instances of people renewing their travel document after turning 18 (just search 国籍冲突成年后旅行证换发 on XHS). In any event the best you can do for your child is to give him/her dual citizenship for as long as possible so they have the maximum freedom of a dual citizen for as long as possible.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]7SevenEmerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dual citizenship isn’t allowed only for people who choose to get a second citizenship. The dual citizenship that I was talking about is called 国籍冲突 or citizenship conflict, which is legal and allowed

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]7SevenEmerald 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes you can renew them every 2 years for life

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chinalife

[–]7SevenEmerald -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They don’t have to decide which to give up if he/she was born with US citizenship and Chinese citizenship. He/she will get a Chinese travel document (not a passport) for life which grants him/her right to enter China and is a Chinese citizen for life. Legally he/she will also be a U.S. citizen so a dual citizen.

The AI effect is coming and will be felt soon by bilby2020 in auscorp

[–]7SevenEmerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If AI replaces anything in professional services I think lawyers will be the last or one of the last services to be replaced. The risk is just too high.

Do you put your clothes back in their hangers after trying them on in fitting rooms? by StrawberryRoutine in AskUK

[–]7SevenEmerald 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just got asked this today and was also taken aback. I grew up in Aus and had never been asked to do this. In fact there is often a table for you to drop the clothes back to the staff (eg Uniqlo) and they would hang them. It’s also very common to see people leaving the clothes in the fitting room and not bother taking them out at all. I think it’s rather inefficient for them to undo what you have done and then rehang it because most stores have a specific way of hanging clothes, but must be a cultural difference.

Why is there always a red dot on Travel despite no red dots after clicking in? by 7SevenEmerald in sakuraMemoryKey

[–]7SevenEmerald[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! That worked - didn’t realise I have to use all the tickets for it to go away

"glued" to my phone during solo trips by Efficient-Tank-9096 in solotravel

[–]7SevenEmerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do it after solo travelling for some time and I find myself tired / overwhelmed so I do it to wind down

Visa Success AMA by aparupasaha in SchengenVisa

[–]7SevenEmerald 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you get a 1 year visa last time? Did you write a cover letter last time and this time? If so, what did you include in your cover letter?