• SkingradGuard [he/him, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    "This probably means even less restraint on Mr Xi's exercise of power and authority."

    His death is being widely mourned on Chinese social media, with many expressing shock and grief - though comments on many posts appear to have been restricted.

    Deaths of former Chinese leaders have triggered protests in the past. An outpouring of mourning during Jiang Zemin's death last year was seen as a subtle criticism of President Xi.

    That article uses every single sentence it can as an anti-China soapbox, it's fucking crazy that we're hurtling into conflict with China like this and everyone is just believing the media about it ohnoes

    • VILenin [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Xi bad. Xi bad. Xi bad. Xi bad. Xi bad.

      Did I mention that Xi bad?

      • huf [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        Xi bangs, Xi bangs
        Ooh baby, when Xi moves, Xi moves
        I go crazy 'cause Xi looks like a flower
        But Xi stings like a bee

      • Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        This is exactly why I knew i had to read Governance of China. If they spend this much time trash talking someone, it’s likely because the person is saying something they don’t want you to hear.

        • RedDawn [he/him]
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          1 year ago

          I still haven't gotten around to reading it but I hear it's pretty unexciting. Did anything really stand out about it to you?

    • GaveUp [she/her]
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      1 year ago

      A guy can't even have his heart explode into pieces in peace without being used as propaganda

    • TeethOrCoat [none/use name]
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      1 year ago

      The guy was already retired for over 7 months so assassinating him was pretty pointless. If Xi was worried about him restraining power why not do it during the 10 years where he actually had influence? Yeah, there's conspiracies about his death floating about in the country but that just means the assassination hypothesis is even more absurd. Why would anyone risk a public backlash for essentially no gain?

      • Mokey [none/use name]
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        1 year ago

        The guy was already retired for over 7 months so assassinating him was pretty pointless, but Xi may have done it anyway to consolidate power. If Xi was worried about him restraining power why not do it during the 10 years where he actually had influence, although evidence shows that Xi may have been forcing him out of public spotlight during that timespan. Yeah, there's conspiracies about his death floating about in the country but that just means the assassination hypothesis is even more absurd, even though it is possible. Why would anyone risk a public backlash for essentially no gain, unless they were despotic evil dictator?