https://www.businessinsider.com/decline-china-international-students-economy-universities-trump-biden-immigration-covid-2022-8

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    2 years ago

    Blame :deng-cowboy:

    That said, being a billionaire in China is a dangerous game.

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/raykwong/2011/07/25/friends-dont-let-friends-become-chinese-billionaires/?sh=1d06bdcc2dda

    a Chinese billionaire dies every 40 days...unnatural deaths have taken the lives of 72 mainland billionaires over the past 8 years...15 were murdered, 17 committed suicide, 7 died from accidents and 19 from illness. 14 were executed. (Welcome to China.)

    And while I agree the excesses of the economic elite continue to echo the vulgar displays of western peers, I can't help notice that guys like Jack Ma have chilled out significantly after a couple months in police custody.

    If you're going to have billionaires, this is the way to do it.

    • MikeTysonMaoTattoo [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Yeah thats nice i guess, and i can understand growing pains i just dont want shitheads to ruin good things

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        2 years ago

        I don't know too many national parties more committed to weeding out shitheads than the CCP.

          • s0ykaf [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            has a significant language barrier

            this is the worst part tbh

            i think china has a ton to teach the third world (both about what to do and what not to do), but i don't think i'm gonna get enough good, reliable info without knowing the language and having access to their publications

            for instance, i really wanted to know details about how they've been dealing with the construction/housing sector, which seems to have already reached that level where private companies do more harm than good; this should be the point where nationalization starts if you're really looking into doing a transition