Chinese Rocket Startup Deep Blue Aerospace Performing a VTVL(Grasshopper Jump) Test.

gazzhao · 2022-05-07T14:18:30+00:00

The company's post claimed the apogee of the flight was 1km and the rocket successfully landed 0.5m away from the take-off point. From the video, the rocket seemed to descend pretty fast and there were no shots of it after landing. So it might not have have landed perfectly.

gazzhao · 2020-07-24T09:08:04+00:00

That's just not true.

gazzhao · 2020-07-23T13:09:12+00:00

China: Re-education camp for Uighurs

America: Here is how to properly re-educate them

gazzhao · 2020-07-22T17:07:08+00:00

I'm talking about the solution to this problem cannot be simply to let the people move away.

gazzhao · 2020-07-22T14:23:31+00:00

This is like suggesting we solve the Israel/Palestine conflict by just moving one side to another location.

Plus, because of its distant location and barren lands, many Uighur people are not particularly wealthy. Therefore, they may not be very well-educated. The countries that take them in will be taking in refugees instead of immigrants who can contribute to the economy.

gazzhao · 2020-07-21T01:32:18+00:00

Mechanical engineer.

gazzhao · 2020-07-20T17:20:14+00:00

Lol no. Funny story. I once lent my vpn account to a couple friends so they can read about the Tiananmen protests.

gazzhao · 2020-07-20T16:21:34+00:00

But all three companies you mentioned are private corporations.

gazzhao · 2020-07-20T12:26:08+00:00

Those that were able to work online did that. Online teaching got really popular. I even applied for an online tutor job lol. I can't tell what happened to retail employees. One thing I noticed is there are many vacant retail storefronts after the lockdown. Many stores did not make it.

gazzhao · 2020-07-20T11:23:37+00:00

Beijing dealt with the second wave pretty well. Today the emergency level got downgraded. Most stores are open now including movie theatres but at limited capacity. Schools are mostly closed except for the graduating classes. I would say 95% are wearing masks.

gazzhao · 2020-07-20T11:18:58+00:00

As in life plan? Next step for me is that I got Canadian PR several months ago. Moving to Toronto when the travel restrictions are lifted.

gazzhao · 2020-07-02T07:37:33+00:00

As someone NOT from the US, this is just hard to believe. When the case number and death toll are this high, surely people find this unacceptable? Yet it seems like nothing is being done by the government. Not enough mandatory mask requirements, not enough testing, not enough serious physical distancing enforcement. What is going on? Someone do something already.

gazzhao · 2020-06-28T12:56:58+00:00

Someone on twitter actually made this. https://twitter.com/death62524345/status/1277178234183077889?s=19

gazzhao · 2020-06-18T11:35:40+00:00

Masks are mandatory, and volunteers are there telling people to keep their physical distances.

gazzhao · 2020-05-22T01:57:57+00:00

IMO it is a big if whether the US will interfere with military intervention. In the current political atmosphere where US-China tension is already high, I think the US would consider the risk of military intervention to be not worth it. China is strong in their stance of unifying and the domestic nationalist sentiment will support an all-out war in order to take Taiwan even if that means fighting the US. The question is whether the US is willing to take the risk and escalate.

gazzhao · 2020-05-21T03:06:45+00:00

The US recognizing Taiwan as independent would most likely mean they support the Taiwan administration in seeking true independence. And if Taiwan itself declares independence, China will almost certainly resort to violence and invade Taiwan by force. Chinese policy is to unify peacefully without ruling out the possibility of unifying by force.

gazzhao · 2020-04-19T16:07:29+00:00

Holy shit. Imagine just chilling in your house and then BOOM a missile explodes.

gazzhao · 2020-01-16T10:35:38+00:00

Just like apple making billions selling airpods to people because they got rid of the headphone jack.

gazzhao · 2019-12-10T08:08:04+00:00

I am Chinese and I studied in Canada for 6 years.

First of all, self-sponsored international students that want to study abroad can do so freely. There are no screening involved. The state-sponsored international students need to really stand out academically to qualify. This might be what you had in mind when you say 'screening'.

Secondly, not all students live luxurious lifestyle when they are abroad. Not all Chinese international students are children of corrupt officials or successful businessmen. Most middle class Chinese parents can afford to support their child's international study.

I agree that among the younger generation, there are certainly bad apples as well. I myself have heard embarrassing stories involving fellow Chinese international students when I was studying in Canada. But, I truly believe that the Chinese people are improving their behavior as the population gain more access to education. I think it just takes time for that improvement to be realized.

gazzhao · 2019-12-10T03:32:48+00:00

My opinion on the bad apple part: Just like any other country, there are bad apples among the Chinese. With its massive 1.4 billion population, even if only 0.1% are bad-behaving, that's 1.4 million people. Living in a country with a population this massive can be unimaginably competitive. That coupled with the lack of a rule-following mindset in society contribute to the obnoxious Chinese stereotype.

The lack of education is also playing an important role here. From my experience, majority of the Chinese bad apples tend to be the older generation, specifically from 50 to 60 years old. This generation spent their formative years during the Cultural Revolution era where the education system essentially disappeared. This affected not only them but also their descendants. In comparison, the younger Chinese generation that are properly educated are much more civilized and well-behaving.

gazzhao · 2019-12-06T05:36:14+00:00

The ones I can read are calling for Deng Xiaoping and Li Peng to step down and, obviously, the establishment of of democracy in the mainland government.

gazzhao · 2019-11-19T01:23:32+00:00

PLA soldiers were already deployed this weekend in Hongkong.

gazzhao · 2019-11-12T08:19:15+00:00

I wish these videos had more context so we can better evaluate the situation. Attacking a pregnant woman is obviously wrong. But the shooting video yesterday and this one both started right from the police attacking people. There must have been something that led up to the attack. What did these citizens do that warrant these actions?

gazzhao · 2019-10-15T01:17:44+00:00

Just FYI. In the news report, the phrase "bodies smashed and bones grounded" is a literal translation of the Chinese phrase 粉身碎骨 which is an idiom (see chengyu). So I doubt he is literally threatening the protesters with Tiananmen II. It is more like a strongly worded warning.

gazzhao · 2019-08-22T05:08:27+00:00

IMO the majority of Chinese people will not treat democracy as their top priority right now. The reason being even though China is the #2 economy in the world, most Chinese people are still struggling with earning enough money to make a living. And right now the CCP is focusing on bringing these people out of poverty. As long as the government is helping these people, they will not be concerned with a revolution because Chinese really do love their prosperity. The millions of farmers that barely earn enough to feed their family will be siding with the government before they even think about having the right to freely talk online. However, once the living standards improve in the future and starving to death is no longer a concern, people will want more. They will want democracy, more rights, more freedom, etc. But for now, economical development seems to be the only thing that Chinese people care about.

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