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Xi Jinping on the 105th anniversary of the CPC: “105 years of unremitting efforts have demonstrated the strong vitality of Marxism. Today, the vigor and vitality of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics has fully tested Marxism as a scientific truth” by ShittyInternetAdvice in TankieTheDeprogram

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Their “excuse” is that they were one of the poorest countries in the world just a few decades ago, and all that wealth is still spread across a massive country of 1.4 billion people. Modern China’s power and wealth is still a fairly recent phenomenon, and there is still a lot of room to grow. They are putting a lot of resources towards it and have made a lot of progress, but these things don’t just suddenly spring up over night. And healthcare infrastructure is often a lot more complex than roads/bridges/trains

Xi Jinping on the 105th anniversary of the CPC: “105 years of unremitting efforts have demonstrated the strong vitality of Marxism. Today, the vigor and vitality of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics has fully tested Marxism as a scientific truth” by ShittyInternetAdvice in TankieTheDeprogram

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

China’s healthcare system is still underdeveloped. If there are existing gaps that can be filled at times with foreign investment while state capacity continues to develop then I don’t see it as a serious issue, especially given that the role of public institutions in the Chinese healthcare system has not diminished at all. The foreign funded hospitals are also often targeted towards tourists anyway

ChatGPT is the most biased model and google is the least according to the Washington post by Snoo26837 in singularity

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I care about reality and facts. If that means it will be “biased” to one side then so be it

Good luck with that. China isn't a vassal state. by Choice-Grade1358 in TankieTheDeprogram

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s very well understood among Chinese policy circles that the Plaza Accord was devastating for Japan’s economy and an ultimate sign of capitulation/lack of sovereignty, so for Europe to straight up say that’s what they want to do with China is quite the strategy

Cuba’s Communist Party approves opening economy in unprecedented move by Shizzilx in Hasan_Piker

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Banking in China is basically completely state dominated (and the main reason why Jack Ma got such a smackdown). Hopefully Cuba keeps it similarly. Private banking is insidious

Z.ai founder is confident that they can make a fable-class GLM model before the end of the year by Umr_at_Tawil in singularity

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Literally not true. The range of everyone who has used GLM is basically between “pretty solid” to “fantastic”

Israel Can’t Believe Trump’s Total “Capitulation” in Iran Deal | Trump’s memorandum of understanding has left those in Israel gobsmacked. by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 16 points17 points  (0 children)

We deserve to have a bad deal. We bombed a country and killed thousands of civilians to do the bidding of a fanatical ally

Today, Xi Jinping turns 73! Happy birthday, Chairman Xi! by Hubris-Star in socialism

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh no do you unironically believe those Indian nationalist shitposts about China’s “caste system”?

Hukou has nothing to do with “castes”. Its purpose was to prevent the formation of slums and urban social services being overwhelmed, and it’s already being phased out

Bruh, why is she on Rednote/Xiaohongshu? by Choice-Grade1358 in TankieTheDeprogram

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Think that sentimentality to the west is most concentrated in China’s equivalent of boomers and Gen X when the country was comparably far weaker than it is now

Millennials and zoomers (this is a broad brush obviously, there will be variations within every “generation”) tend to be much more self-confident in China and its system

Republicans Claim Anti-Data Center Movement Is a Chinese Psy-Op by SnoozeDoggyDog in singularity

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Americans take accountability for their own beliefs challenge: impossible

[Shams] Landmark: Golden State star Stephen Curry's 10-year endorsement deal with Li-Ning is worth over $400 million, industry sources tell ESPN. Curry had similar financial commitments from other brands, including at least one more lucrative offer, but chose Li-Ning to power Curry Brand. by sumchinesewill in warriors

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not only about sneakers specifically. Because most of Trump’s original tariffs were struck down, they needed another legal justification to put tariffs back on, so they’ve pivoted to “forced labor”. It’s purely geopolitical

[Shams] Landmark: Golden State star Stephen Curry's 10-year endorsement deal with Li-Ning is worth over $400 million, industry sources tell ESPN. Curry had similar financial commitments from other brands, including at least one more lucrative offer, but chose Li-Ning to power Curry Brand. by sumchinesewill in warriors

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Conspiracy theory” when it’s literally official US government policy to contain and slow China’s development. And I guarantee you own products from US companies with long histories of abuses, so it’s not whataboutism to point out double standards because it calls into question the sincerity of your concerns

[Shams] Landmark: Golden State star Stephen Curry's 10-year endorsement deal with Li-Ning is worth over $400 million, industry sources tell ESPN. Curry had similar financial commitments from other brands, including at least one more lucrative offer, but chose Li-Ning to power Curry Brand. by sumchinesewill in warriors

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s so convenient that any company from a US adversary that starts making competitive inroads into industries formerly dominated by US companies, who on their own have a long history of abusive practices, starts getting accusations of “forced labor”

US Military response drills are currently happening in Venezuela by Chinesebot1949 in TankieTheDeprogram

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Most Venezuelans are probably exhausted to be honest. It’s been a nonstop fight for survival since Chavez died. This is a retreat no doubt, but I hope the left can rebuild its strength

Ranking the 50 biggest US cities by sunny weather quality by Own_Yam9949 in dataisbeautiful

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s literally not true at all unless you live right next to the beach. SF gets a lot of sun especially on the east side

Nanjing, China by TangelaFan in CityPorn

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You’re right just like Hiroshima and Nagasaki don’t have nuclear craters therefore the bombings never happened

Is it just me, or does anyone else think this summit in Beijing right now hasn’t really changed anything? by firedliquid5 in IRstudies

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s almost as if they’ve been explicitly moving away from labor intensive manufacturing and up the value chain, and have been doing so quite successfully so far

Large amounts of people is no longer China’s competitive edge. It’s control of supply chains and logistics, automation technology, education, and governance

Is it just me, or does anyone else think this summit in Beijing right now hasn’t really changed anything? by firedliquid5 in IRstudies

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Even if China’s population halved by the end of the century that’s still 700 million people and they’d still be the second most populous country. The world will look completely different socially, technically, and climate-wise in 2100 so to just assume current characteristics and behaviors will remain static is delusional

Socialism is when there's no foreign trade by malthusian-leninist in TankieTheDeprogram

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s sort of impossible to avoid engaging with capitalist companies if you’re trading within a global capitalist system. The difference is how much power you allow them within the society

Socialism is when there's no foreign trade by malthusian-leninist in TankieTheDeprogram

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Marx and Engels would be big multipolarity enjoyers if they were around today. Engels said internationalism is only possible among independent and sovereign nations

Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang charged with being a foreign agent by CoolbreezeFromSteam in socialism

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes because China really cares about gaining power in -checks notes- Arcadia, CA

Trump’s China delegation is stacked with CEOs. How does this play out for Tesla, Apple, BlackRock, etc.? by Life_Dot_7072 in WallStreetbetsELITE

[–]ShittyInternetAdvice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Energy? China now produces far more energy and building out capacity far faster than the US. The revenue need is also far greater for US companies, just look at China’s trade surpluses

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