#China (People’s Republic of)

[degeneratedworker]

"Victory will surely belong to the Palestinian people" People's Republic of China c. 1970s

[sinoheritage]

Chinese dramas x Chinese history

It’s very common to see C-dramas take inspiration from actual historical paintings and artifacts from different dynasties. With many dramas adding a fantasy/fictional twist to them.

[that-butch-archivist]

"Lesbian Rights March, September 1995, People's Republic of China" (Photographed by Ann Meredith)

source: The Wild Good: Lesbian Photographs and Writings on Love, edited by Beatrix Gates

[todaysdocument]

Letter from Senator Edwin Johnson to Secretary of State Dean Acheson Urging the United States’ Recognition of the People's Republic of China

Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of StateSeries: Central Decimal FilesFile Unit: 893.01/10-249 to 11-649 [1/3]

United States Senate

Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

October 26, 1949

Hon. Dean Acheson

Secretary of State

Washington, D. C.

My dear Secretary Acheson:

I have watched with great interest the developments in China and the sincere efforts of our State Department to react in an intelligent, realistic and constructive manner to that dynamic situation.

I have sincerely believed that the former policy of military and other support for the Nationalist Government of Chiang Kai Shek has been in error since available evidence has demonstrated the completely corrupt and irresponsible character of that government.

It seems to me we must recognize that after centuries of cruel military and tyrannical oppression, the mass of Chinese people have lost hope and are now turning to a government which paints pretty pictures and might possibly give them needed social and economic change and the peace they want so badly.

It is reported to me that our missionaries whose experience in China is many generations old are unanimously of the opinion that the new government in China should be promptly recognized. It is their experience that this government might possibly cooperate in a forthright manner and might possibly create conditions which will mean progress in their work.

I am informed by various shipping lines, cotton exporters, and other American businessmen who have transacted business in China for 40 years that the new government is eager to conduct normal trade with American businessmen. More than this, these businessmen are fearful that a continued policy of non-recognition may lose to us the Chinese market for many years. Since the British Government and British businessmen plan to make this market the exclusive province of British shipping, it seems desirable that our State Department should promptly take those steps which would protect the interests of American business in China. [complete transcript at link]

[yuriayuria]

statue of Chairman Mao Zedong in lijiang, yunnan

(photographed during my trip earlier this year)

[sforzesco]

cassius: bhe, you are so so lucky that your mom is sleeping with caesar. never gamble. you've used up all your luck here.

Brutus: The Noble Conspirator, Kathryn Tempest

anyway, the Vettius affair sure was something. also! Cassius here is echoing what Confucius has to say about revenge! unfortunately, neither of them got the memo on the other part of that

Zi-xia asked Confucius, saying, 'How should (a son) conduct himself with reference to the man who has killed his father or mother?' The Master said, 'He should sleep on straw, with his shield for a pillow; he should not take office; he must be determined not to live with the slayer under the same heaven. If he meet with him in the market-place or the court, he should not have to go back for his weapon, but (instantly) fight with him.'

Liji [Book of Rites], Tan Gong Part I, trans. James Legge

to be clear, this is a very unserious comic, I do not think that Brutus immediately throwing down with Pompey after making eye contact in the streets would have fixed anything, HOWEVER. it WOULD be extremely funny. to me.

bsky ⭐ pixiv ⭐ pillowfort ⭐ cohost

[dandelionsprout42]

What happens when people don't read even 1 newssite in their entire lives

Looking through the "#rednote" tag on Tumblr, I see there's FAR, FAR too many Tumblr users who think Xiaohongshu has less censorship than the society of America.

Dudes… dudes…

America wouldn't throw you in concentration camps for 10 years for talking about Tulsa or for saying Matt Gaetz is evil. They wouldn't ban you from the entire internet for talking about Graham Norton Show. They wouldn't temporarily shut down the entire internet for 3 days each year to prevent people from talking about the Iraq War.

Did no one on this godsforsaken site watch the South Park episode about Free Hong Kong?

Did no one realise how hard PRC struck down the Hong Kong umbrella movement (PRC would 139% do the same for Black Lives Matter if it had occured in China)?

Did no one remember GOG's Devotion superscandal?

Did no one remember the time China banned an entire NBA team because one of its staffers didn't like PRC?

Did no one remember the time all of China ganged up on HoloLive on laughably fake charges, and that they still gang up on them to this day?

[may-we-rest-well]

This article is a good read for those in the TikTok community considering alternative options.

If the app you want to use is operating out of a country with stricter censorship laws than your own country then you will be forced to comply with those laws.

You are not safe or welcome on RedNote or any PRC (People's Republic of China) owned app if you are open about your LGBTQIA identity in any capacity.

Please understand, this is completely to do with the Chinese government and not the citizens.

Whatever app you choose to migrate to just make sure to take the time and do some research into important information about it:

Who owns the app (Country, company, CEO)?

What are the policies on hate speech, discrimination, bullying, harassment, transphobia, homophobia, bigotry, sexism, etc...?

What are the policies for content posted on the app, what's allowed or not allowed? (i.e. is adult themed content completely banned or is there a grey area. Can you openly express your opinions about government policy or is it banned, etc...)

Are there any incidents of data breaches or lawsuits against the app that call into question its loyalty to users or other app integrities?

Does the app have a good atmosphere to it and do users seem happy on it or more stressed?

Regardless of where you go, please just remember to be safe and don't let social media apps take advantage of your vulnerability with losing a community. Whatever you choose make sure it is for your happiness and sense of peace first.

[navree]

nothing is stagnant nothing is permanently set in stone everything is dynamic everything is subject to change

[gregor-samsung]

少年的你 [Better Days] (Derek Tsang, 2019)

[degeneratedworker]

"Destroy the old world; Forge the new world." The People's Republic of China 1968

[sinoheritage]

C-dramas x History

Comparison between the costumes in “Luoyang” (2021) drama, and the Mogao Caves paintings (7th - 9th century AD) in Gansu province, China.

[the-leegend-99]

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On October 1st, 1949, after nearly three decades of brutal civil war against the country's bourgeois and ultraconservative forces (who still occupy Taiwan) and nearly two decades of fighting against the Japanese invasion and the European and US colonial forces, the Chinese Communist Party led by Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China. China has experienced many struggles since then, but it is undeniable that there have been 75 years of liberation. A country that was once feudal, backward, prey to famine and illiteracy, and totally colonized by the West through violence, unequal treaties and the opium forced on it, today is the world's second largest economy, a leader in scientific research and renewable energy, all with one of the highest life expectancies in the world, and has managed to abolish poverty for its population of over a billion people. Great inequalities and problems remain in Chinese development, but the Chinese people, developing Mao's communist innovations, have written history like few others in the world, and will continue to write it. Because it is the people in struggle who write history.

[dioptasesystem]

[wikipediapictures]

Xi’anmen station

“Platform of Xi'anmen Station of Nanjing Metro Line 2.” - via Wikimedia Commons (original description translated from Chinese using Google Translate)

[sprites4ever]

Extremely hard to swallow pills for the Western far Left:

The only reason Latin and Southern American countries can act like they're the victims of oh-so-evil US imperialism is because the native owners of those countries are all dead. The US American people are descendants of British colonists. Latin and Southern American peoples are descendants of Spanish colonists. The Spanish were far more thorough in their eradication of Natives, hence none of them protesting this misuse of a victim role.

The idea that imperialism and racism are bad was not invented by Brits, but it was popularized in the Western world by Brits.

Socialism was invented by Germans and Brits.

The French revolution may have been a bloody act of democracy, but didn't work. Napoleon and his Grande Armee used the chaos to declare themselves Emperor.

The Soviet Union was not a victim of capitalism, but collapsed because Communism does not work. It was also corrupt beyond belief, and its collapse has led to ex-Soviet countries, especially russia, becoming even more capitalist than before the establishment of the Soviet Union.

The People's Republic of China is less Chinese than the Republic of China aka Taiwan. The PRC was established in 1949 by Mao Zedong and his Chinese Communist Party, and Chinese nationalists fled to the island of Taiwan, establishing an exile government. They are the same people with the same culture, but mainland China is arguably less Chinese, because the CCP constantly revise historical records to suit their propaganda.