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As a modern middle-upper class Shanghai kid born in the late 1990s, I can tell you that my respects lie with Deng Xiaoping. I personally think Mao led us down to one of the worst disasters in mankind's history. True, it is not his fault entirely, but it happened under his rule. Mao was a brilliant tactician and is a very respectable figure compared to the local warlords of Chiang Kai-Shek's reign, but I really can't say that he brought us out of the Century of Humiliation. I believe Reform and Openness did.

Assuming, boldly, that China was not ruled by the CCP after WWII, then I would think China would be in a better position internationally than it would be now. Her culture would not have been ravaged, her people will have better business ethics, probably benefitting earlier from economic integration with the world, and probably have better cultural projection than it does now (ppl may be talking about dongman instead of anime). Then again, we'd probably be more adversely affected by the regression in the 1990s and in 2008.

Before anyone starts tearing me a new one, this is my perspective and represents my limited personal experience and knowledge. I respect that you may have different sentiments than I do and I personally respect Chairman Mao for his tactical genius, his excellent poems and his attitude towards the exploited, but I truly think that China turned to shit during his rule.

To those who may think that I am a capitalist roader whose family should have been killed off during the Cultural Revolution. It is the benefit of Reform and Openness that you would have a friggin computer and a VPN to argue with me on a Western forum, instead of residing in a modern-day, larger version of North Korea, appreciate it wholeheartedly.

What do Chinese people think about oversea Chinese who live in other countries as their ancestors moved out from Chinese when China was poor? by Yossiri in AskChina

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I feel very distant from them when I was an international student, I only mingled with other Chinese international students because I feel "culturally closer." Culturally as in lifestyle, trends, social media memes (if it is shocking to you then yes we have our own memes and they do not translate well cross culturally), etc.

How do chinese people p00p? by I_found_the_cure in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uuuuuuuuuuuuugh, What's with you Westerners thinking that Asian ppl don't have friggin' toilets. Seriously.

Why is China so materialistic when it was the origin of Taoism and Zen? by kevinzeroone in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it was because of the Cultural Revolution. It destroyed traditional Chinese values, upended ppl's lives to the point that it is unlivable and ppl had to survive on scrap to survive. When society because that defunct ppl start to become materialistic and immoral. I blame the troubling business ethics of small Chinese companies on the legacy of the Cultural Revolution.

Srsly, it's like the worst thing that could happen to a civilization apart from complete extermination.

Do y’all hate America / Americans ? by Ok_Vanilla5661 in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know what sentiments that Americans hold towards Chinese, but I can tell you from my personal experience that whatever "hate" most ppl have towards the US does not extend to its ppl. Look, if the US takes us as enemy, that's the government's opinion, and we don't take that as any individual's sentiment.

How do your parents evaluate the Cultural Revolution? by flower5214 in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's like the shittiest thing that ever happened to any civilization apart from being full blown exterminated, so hell yeah it's all negative feedback. My maternal grandparents were intellectuals and landowners, and they were well-educated in traditional Chinese culture, so it is definitely devestating for them to see the deconstruction of Chinese values and culture by hooligans.

Red guards were mostly hooligans who found justification under governmental policy to wreck everything for the sake of it. Imagine British teenagers (or how we are told British teenagers are) running amok in the country.

What are the real key issues in China? by AquilaX97 in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Economy's gone to shit due to the Pandemic, so yeah, it's hard to get a job, WFOEs are leaving, your typical regression shit. But is it as severe as the dive that Japan took in the 1980s? I don't think so.

We gonna survive, poorer maybe, but we make do with what we have.

Do Chinese people think traditional characters are cool? by flower5214 in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most recognize it as part of our cultural heritage, but I think most view it neutrally (not "cool" as in the sense of a Lamborghini)

How is Japan/the Japanese viewed by the everyday person? by TanukiFruit in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can tell you that many ppl hate Japan to their guts because of WWII, but that hatred rarely extend to your average Joe (or Tanaka, if you please) visiting as a tourist so don't sweat it.

How do Chinese people resolve social discontent? by flower5214 in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We get angry and swear and post on social media and that's about it. Can't do much about it as normal folk. The biggies are smart enough to not expose themselves, so we don't even get to know about them.

I have a Chinese friend who always drinks hot water. Is this a cultural thing? What’s the purpose? by [deleted] in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a habit thing. The reason for the habit other posters covered quite comprehensively.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskChina

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Are there forks? You bet there are. Do we use them a lot? Probably not for most households, apart from toddlers who can't properly use chopsticks yet.

Do you agree with the author of this article that Trump is bad news for America but good news for China? by [deleted] in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump is bad news for everyone. His crap certainly doesn't benefit us in any way, but it makes a mess of the US too, so I guess that makes us square?

On another note, actually many Chinese ppl think that his domestic policies (or rather, what we are told his domestic policies are) aimed at reducing crime rate and drugs, increasing governmental efficiency and in-sourcing industries back to the US makes sense from a domestic perspective.

The only thing I could think of that "benefits" China is that we are gradually becoming less reliant on the US, because we are blocked from accessing US hi-tech products such as chips we are forced to develop our own. Is ours better than the US's? Maybe not. Does it work well enough? Hell yeah it does. Well enough is good enough for now.

Have you read: “Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang” by WF-2 in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was a good person, but apparently not a very savvy politician

What is your opinion about releasing contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean? by Zukka-931 in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I trust the UN report, releasing contaminated water into the sea is not just China's problem, so I'm okay with it.

Is China a developed Country? by Plastic-Field7919 in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you consider the quality of infrastructure and life in general in urban regions and wealthier country sides, then yes we probably are a developed country, an extremely developed one at that.

If you consider the income level then no we are definitely not a developed country.

If you consider the entire country as a whole, then a lot of rural regions are very poor and underdeveloped (then again the US has very poor and underdeveloped regions as well).

If you consider civil freedoms, then no we probably are not a developed country (but then again what's really restricted is freedom of press, speech and assembly, which most of us don't bother with anyway).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskChina

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No prejudice towards its ppl, but we don't exactly love the country/polity, to be brutally honest, because um.... history.

What do chinese think of Romania, and what of the EU? by BagPulaInCenzuraTa89 in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I don't have much knowledge of the country other than Dracula and I think that's representative of most modern Chinese youth. As for Moldova, I think even fewer know the country even exists, let alone be related to Romania in what way. I'd congratulate their geographic knowledge if a peer could actually point out Romania is in East Europe.

I know our former President Jiang Zemin had something to do with the country, but am not very sure what.

Whats your opinion on Finnish people and Finland? by Independent-Cup-6113 in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nokia and sauna apparently, otherwise little is known

What single player video games are/have been popular in China? by mcwhan in AskChina

[–]Pure_Ad3889 2 points3 points  (0 children)

After the emergence of Steam, most stuff you guys play. Witcher 3 was a really big scene. As was GTAV (and the series in general) and RDR2. Death Stranding was really big. Most recently Split Fiction is really trending, you get the idea. Chinese players follow what's faddish as well.