Meng Tian
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Meng Tian
@meng-tian.bsky.social
China Studies and Econ
Yes the planet got destroyed. But for a beautiful moment in time, Biden created some domestic union jobs in manufacturing.

#BidenTariffs
December 15, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Someone please make a political cartoon showing the White House with elephants kicking out career civil servants on the left side while handing bags of cash to "consultants" working for donors' companies on the right
December 6, 2024 at 8:15 PM
December 6, 2024 at 1:48 AM
Big news for party apparatchiks who are required to write essays on Xi Jinping Thought!

Who says that Marxist ideologues can't innovate
Baidu launches AI assistant to help civil servants write essays on communist party ideology: The AI tool can search content from Xi Jinping’s articles and quotes, and ensure the information is ‘checked and verified’. www.scmp.com/tech/article...
Baidu launches AI assistant to help write essays on communist party ideology
The AI tool can search content from President Xi Jinping’s articles and quotes, and ensure the information is ‘checked and verified’.
www.scmp.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:39 PM
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social.demcast.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:00 PM
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The term ‘northern frontier culture’ appears to be part of the CCP’s growing campaign to weaken Mongolian ethnic identity and instead push a Han-centric national identity through the elimination of Mongolian language education and other measures. www.aspistrategist.org.au/northern-fro...
December 4, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Korean constitution writers really put in a "start coup" button and a "stop coup" button
December 3, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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Just a little reminder that the South Korean president who just declared martial law was elected two years ago on a wave of anti-feminist backlash. Misogyny is routinely part of the authoritarian package.

www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
Why misogyny is at the heart of South Korea's presidential elections
Disgruntled young men who resent feminism are the focus of candidates vying to be president.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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I was preparing to pitch an op-ed on the nationwide protests calling for President Yoon's resignation, aiming to provide global context amid the limited international coverage.

Given the urgency, I’m sharing it now. I didn’t expect events to escalate this quickly. #SouthKorea #Democracy
South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know
Last updated December 3, 10:09 AM South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Heesoo Jang Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics Journalism Department, University of...
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December 3, 2024 at 3:11 PM
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HBO's The Wire is rightly lauded for its vivid & realistic depiction of urban decay. But you might not notice that under the surface it is also a subtle exposition on Mohist & Legalist challenges to Confucian orthodoxy as witnessed during China's turbulent Warring States era …
Dis Belief Surprised GIF
ALT: Dis Belief Surprised GIF
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:49 AM
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Reflections on Family Relationships and Generational Change Under the CCP
Reflections on Family Relationships and Generational Change Under the CCP
Several recent, retrospective pieces describe how various individuals have attempted to navigate the CCP’s repressive policies over time, and how that has impacted their family relationships. For many...
chinadigitaltimes.net
December 3, 2024 at 5:26 AM
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X take: Look there is Uyghur script--no language repression!
Bluesky take: Yeah, but the Uyghur place name Dongkowruk has been changed to Erdawchiyaw (which reproduces the sound for er dao qiao 二道桥)
December 3, 2024 at 3:13 AM
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Posting info about the UCSD China Data Lab Dataverse. We have several data sets, which can be downloaded after seeking our permission chinadatalab.ucsd.edu/china-data-l...
China Data Lab Dataverse - China Data Lab
The China Data Lab Dataverse is a unique platform hosted by the China Data Lab at the University of California San Diego's 21st Century China Center. This resource provides a diverse collection of datasets focused on understanding various aspects of Chinese society
chinadatalab.ucsd.edu
December 1, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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Just downloaded The Sentinel State by Minxin Pei and they argue that only *1%* of the chinese population are under routine surveillance
November 26, 2024 at 8:54 PM
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The prisoner swap means that “currently there are no Americans wrongfully detained in the PRC"...so “it was no longer appropriate” to recommend that U.S. citizens reconsider possible travel to China, a State Dept spokesperson told @politico.com (THREAD) 1/3 www.politico.com/news/2024/11...
State Dept. downgrades China travel warning after prisoner swap
State Department’s reduction in its China travel risk assessment follows years of Chinese government complaints about the previous “reconsider travel” advisory being too harsh.
www.politico.com
November 27, 2024 at 8:15 PM
My plants' minds when I give them chocolate milk instead of water for the first time: 🤯
November 23, 2024 at 7:04 PM