☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to China@lemmygrad.ml • 15 hours agoPresident Xi Jinping’s campaigns to crack down on corrupt government officials and promote a more equal distribution of income have made displays of wealth not just passe, but potentially dangerousexternal-linkmessage-square12 fedilinkarrow-up157file-textcross-posted to: sinochina@lemmy.ml
arrow-up157external-linkPresident Xi Jinping’s campaigns to crack down on corrupt government officials and promote a more equal distribution of income have made displays of wealth not just passe, but potentially dangerous☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to China@lemmygrad.ml • 15 hours agomessage-square12 Commentsfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: sinochina@lemmy.ml
minus-squareeatCasserole@lemmygrad.mlhexbear22·12 hours agoIt's interesting how the heading includes "potentially dangerous" but the article never follows up on that bit. I guess any story about China just has to sound scary. linkfedilink
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlhexagonhexbear14·11 hours agoIt's clearly scary for oligarchs who are used to being able to live like kings. linkfedilink
minus-squareeatCasserole@lemmygrad.mlhexbear9·9 hours agoTrue true, the moment they realize rules actually do apply to them would be a bit unsettling I'm sure. I suppose "cracking down on corruption" is a scary phrase for some of these people too. linkfedilink
It's interesting how the heading includes "potentially dangerous" but the article never follows up on that bit. I guess any story about China just has to sound scary.
It's clearly scary for oligarchs who are used to being able to live like kings.
True true, the moment they realize rules actually do apply to them would be a bit unsettling I'm sure.
I suppose "cracking down on corruption" is a scary phrase for some of these people too.