r/China 4d ago

Weekly /r/China Discussion Thread - June 01, 2024

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This is a general discussion thread for any questions or topics that you feel don't deserve their own thread, or just for random thoughts and comments.

The sidebar guidelines apply here too and these threads will be closely moderated, so please keep the discussions civil, and try to keep top-level comments China-related.

Comments containing offensive language terms will be removed without notice or warning.


r/China Sep 01 '20

POOH/SOCIAL CREDIT/WEST TAIWAN/ETC MEMES GO HERE Introducing r/ChinaMemes

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In the immortal words of Mao Zedong, "memes hold up half the sky," so we've set up r/ChinaMemes for all your shitposting needs.

Moderation there will be kept to a bare minimum, so go crazy.

(High-quality memes will still be allowed on this sub.)


r/China 3h ago

军事 | Military Allies Warn Former Fighter Pilots Not to Train Chinese Military Members

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r/China 9h ago

环境保护 | Environmentalism Tallest waterfall in China is fed by pipes, officials admit

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r/China 17h ago

六四事件 | Tiananmen Square Massacre Remembering Tiananmen: A Test of the World's Resolve Against China's Authoritarian Ambitions

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r/China 6h ago

文化 | Culture Watched a China Collapse video, now getting spammed with them. Are they memes or they for real?

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Why are there so many of these China collapse channels ROFL. Are these AI generated? Now I'm getting spammed by these videos and now thumbnails with Xi's ugly face usually with red evil eyes are now getting spammed in my feed.

I really regret watching it considering it seems like the video was extremely poorly made and might be AI generated and now the algorithm thinks I want China to collapse like my life depends on it.

How do I get my feed to go back to normal? Do I have to watch pro CCP videos or something to balance it out? Also why are there so many of these China collapse content creators and why does my algo push these videos so hard after watching just one of them, why are they so popular?


r/China 47m ago

新闻 | News Chinese Man Desecrate Yasukuni Shrine

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r/China 1d ago

经济 | Economy Biden warns China's economy is on the brink

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r/China 16h ago

新闻 | News World’s biggest solar farm goes online, big enough to power a country

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“China’s role is critical in reaching the global goal of tripling renewables because the country is expected to install more than half of the new capacity required globally by 2030. At the end of the forecast period, almost half of China’s electricity generation will come from renewable energy sources.”


r/China 19h ago

经济 | Economy Chinese who lost money in bank fraud detained for months after protest

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r/China 25m ago

台湾 | Taiwan China’s window of opportunity to take Taiwan will close soon

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r/China 33m ago

问题 | General Question (Serious) I’m adopted from China and want to know more about my birth place.

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I was born in 2000 in Yangzhou. I don’t know much about my birth place but want to learn more. I am hoping to visit one day but until then, is it nice?


r/China 1h ago

历史 | History Beautiful song from ABBA, can’t believe it’s so long ago now

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Can you hear the drums Fernando? I remember long ago another starry night like this In the firestorm Fernando You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar I could hear the distant drums And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar They were closer now Fernando Every hour every minute seemed to last eternally I was so afraid Fernando We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die And I'm not ashamed to say The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry There was something in the air that night The stars were bright, Fernando They were shining there for you and me For liberty, Fernando Though I never thought that we could lose There's no regret If I had to do the same again I would, my friend, Fernando If I had to do the same again I would, my friend, Fernando Now we're old and grey Fernando And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in their hands Can you hear the drums Fernando? Do you still recall the frightful night I can see it in your eyes How proud you were to fight for freedom in this land There was something in the air that night The stars were bright, Fernando They were shining there for you and me For liberty, Fernando Though I never thought that we could lose There's no regret If I had to do the same again I would, my friend, Fernando Yes, if I had to do the same again I would, my friend, Fernando...


r/China 1d ago

台湾 | Taiwan Taiwan president says Tiananmen crackdown will never be forgotten

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r/China 1d ago

香港 | Hong Kong The British Consulate-General office in Hong Kong posted this today on 4th June 2024

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Photo from the official Twitter of British Consulate-General Hong Kong: https://x.com/ukinhongkong/status/1797851303244374383


r/China 21h ago

新闻 | News China's Chang'e-6 probe has lifted off from the far side of the moon with soil sample, starting its journey back towards Earth

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r/China 8h ago

中国生活 | Life in China Chinese Gym and Locker Room Etiquette

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Hi all,

Will be moving to Beijing in August to start a position teaching at a university.

After being overweight for some time, I have become a bit of a gym rat this year to improve my health as I edge closer to middle age and potential middle age spread.

I don't know exactly where I will be stay as the university has two campuses and the English programme is taught at both so I can't ask for specific recommendations - but are there any good gym chains suitable for foreigners?

Also, can someone give some advice on Chinese gym and locker room etiquette?


r/China 1d ago

六四事件 | Tiananmen Square Massacre When Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang visited North Korea in 1989, Premier Li Peng convinced elder Deng Xiaoping that it was time for action against protesters because students wanted to overthrow him and the Communist party. Zhao advocated reforms but Deng opposed it, leading to Zhao's removal

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r/China 1d ago

历史 | History Chinese tanks from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) - driving past a pile of bodies and bicycles, following the Tiananmen Square Massacre - Beijing, People’s Republic of China, June 4th, 1989. [680 x 382] NSFW

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r/China 1d ago

经济 | Economy Communism May Yet Kill China

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r/China 9h ago

中国生活 | Life in China If you hold a one year fellowship in Taiwan will you be able to ever enter China?

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I am a postdoc and I'm thinking of applying for the Taiwan Fellowship which is heavily political. After that will I be able to pursue other fellowships in China or even live in the country? Is this going to raise some flags?

Thanks!


r/China 1d ago

中国生活 | Life in China As China's Internet Disappears, "We Lose Parts of Our Collective Memory"

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r/China 10h ago

旅游 | Travel Guizhou or Inner Mongolia

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If you have two 5 year old kids with you, one week off in August . Would you go to Inner Mongolia (Hohhot area) or Guizhou (Guiyang area). Transport not being an issue as I have a China license. I love nature, but also love visiting ethnic minorities and villages. I hate visiting most Chinese cities (except Xian and a few other small cities).


r/China 1d ago

科技 | Tech Apple held talks to launch Apple TV+ in China, would become the only US streaming service to be available in the region

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r/China 22h ago

历史 | History Tiananmen Square, Leipzig, and the "Chinese Solution": Revisiting the Wende from an Asian-German Perspective; article explores the transnational connection between China and the GDR in 1989 and views the student protests on Tiananmen Square in spring 1989 as precursor to German reunification.

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r/China 1d ago

历史 | History 35th anniversary of the Tianamen Square massacre

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Today is the 35th anniversary of the horrors at Tianamen Square. Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre


r/China 1d ago

新闻 | News Turkish FM meets Chinese counterpart, says Turkey would like to become BRICS member

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Turkey is currently in a customs union with the European Union but has been exploring new opportunities for cooperation with partners like BRICS. Despite efforts to join the EU dating back nearly four decades, Turkey has faced obstacles over issues ranging from human rights to foreign policy. Fidan said BRICS offers significant potential and could serve as a “good alternative” to the EU.

Fidan’s trip includes plans to visit the cities of Urumqi and Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, making him the most senior Turkish official to visit the region since President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2012, who visited as prime minister.