If the CPC was somehow removed from power, democracy wouldn't happen. What would happen is that the developed, modern coastal provinces (China's blue states) would secede so they wouldn't have to pay money to the backward interior provinces (China's red states). Then the red states would get angry that someone "took their money" and start a civil war. Probably they'd lose, because intelligent people generally best the stupids in a fight, but mass human suffering would be the result.
Eh...I would disagree with that. City identity is strongest. China throughout its history has never had a strong national identity. This is why the CPC is constantly pushing it, and why there are at least three anti-Japanese historical dramas on TV at any one time. Cities have their own language, and are always resentful of outsiders from the interior provinces flocking to their cities and diluting their identity. They won't even allow them in their schools, what with the hukou system in effect. Even with it, the result is the McDonaldsization of China as colorful local customs are annihilated in favor of a bland uniformity.
You know China is a Tower of Babel of thousands of mutually incomprehensible languages, right? Calling them "dialects" as usually English does is wrong. They are not just wholly different languages, but whole language families. Mandarin is just the dialect from around Beijing. Imagine forcing an entire country to speak in a Noo Yawk accent. That's Mandarin.
China is characterized by the central government asserting control and then the provinces resenting it because the center steals their money, seceding, and repeating. If voting was allowed they sure would secede. Look at America, blue states resent having to pay red states - the entire East Coast would love nothing more than to dump the rest of the US and join the EU.
I'm trying to give everyone a relatable example. If you don't know about the cycle of the center exerting control, crushing the provinces until they rebel, and the whole thing starting over again, I can't help you.
If they were allowed to vote on it (Chinese have never been allowed to vote) the country absolutely would break up. The only thing keeping the country together is a steady drumbeat of programming and the People's Armed Police.
You're not aware that Chinese people who live in big cities and speak English are very different from the mass of laobaixing? Especially you, who writes English at a native level. I've known IELTS high-level graduates who still use awkward constructions like "I am a Chinese"" instead of "I am Chinese". One didn't know who Santa Claus was.
We literally have a long running opinion study from Harvard showing that Chinese people have extremely high satisfaction with the central government, and much lower satisfaction with the local government.
China of 100 years ago isn’t the same as China of today.
Sure it is. China hasn't appreciably changed in thousands of years. You can read accounts from the Tang dynasty and recognize them in the China of today.
Have you taken the HSK? What level did you pass? The old or the new one?
If the CPC was somehow removed from power, democracy wouldn't happen. What would happen is that the developed, modern coastal provinces (China's blue states) would secede so they wouldn't have to pay money to the backward interior provinces (China's red states). Then the red states would get angry that someone "took their money" and start a civil war. Probably they'd lose, because intelligent people generally best the stupids in a fight, but mass human suffering would be the result.
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Eh...I would disagree with that. City identity is strongest. China throughout its history has never had a strong national identity. This is why the CPC is constantly pushing it, and why there are at least three anti-Japanese historical dramas on TV at any one time. Cities have their own language, and are always resentful of outsiders from the interior provinces flocking to their cities and diluting their identity. They won't even allow them in their schools, what with the hukou system in effect. Even with it, the result is the McDonaldsization of China as colorful local customs are annihilated in favor of a bland uniformity.
You know China is a Tower of Babel of thousands of mutually incomprehensible languages, right? Calling them "dialects" as usually English does is wrong. They are not just wholly different languages, but whole language families. Mandarin is just the dialect from around Beijing. Imagine forcing an entire country to speak in a Noo Yawk accent. That's Mandarin.
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China is characterized by the central government asserting control and then the provinces resenting it because the center steals their money, seceding, and repeating. If voting was allowed they sure would secede. Look at America, blue states resent having to pay red states - the entire East Coast would love nothing more than to dump the rest of the US and join the EU.
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I'm trying to give everyone a relatable example. If you don't know about the cycle of the center exerting control, crushing the provinces until they rebel, and the whole thing starting over again, I can't help you.
If they were allowed to vote on it (Chinese have never been allowed to vote) the country absolutely would break up. The only thing keeping the country together is a steady drumbeat of programming and the People's Armed Police.
This is a troll? Absurd.
I live in China and speak Chinese. I've read Xi Jinping in the original. You?
Yes, Nanjing. I am Chinese. What you are describing is absurd and a waste of time.
You should know, Chinese people taught me these things. Of course, they didn't speak English, so that very likely biases you.
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You're not aware that Chinese people who live in big cities and speak English are very different from the mass of laobaixing? Especially you, who writes English at a native level. I've known IELTS high-level graduates who still use awkward constructions like "I am a Chinese"" instead of "I am Chinese". One didn't know who Santa Claus was.
I just work in tech. Are you saying you are better?
The cities are very different from the countryside but this is not separatist. My family is from Gansu province.
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We literally have a long running opinion study from Harvard showing that Chinese people have extremely high satisfaction with the central government, and much lower satisfaction with the local government.
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I've made quite a study of Chinese history, in fact.
The chuds are openly talking about civil war and itching to open fire on anyone they don't like. You haven't noticed this?
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Sure it is. China hasn't appreciably changed in thousands of years. You can read accounts from the Tang dynasty and recognize them in the China of today.
Have you taken the HSK? What level did you pass? The old or the new one?
Okay Kissinger reader
What a cheap shot.
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