When we think of China's transformation, we think of the glitz and glamor of cities like Beijing, Shanghai or Shenzhen. Yet another equally significant transformation happened w/o much fanfare - the restoration of China's desert. The Loess Plateau is once again lush and fertile.
@Rob_W75@MindOfBharat Growing crops and raising animals can't be done over night or even over a season. It requires expertise and good climate conditions. Mao did not have arable land, nor did they have the best technology, management & time to respond to such massive embargo. Chaos and death results.
@Rob_W75@MindOfBharat China has 22% of the world population but only 0.12 arable land per farm population. Imagine how this can impact innocent people in China when some politician decided they don't want another country to run their society differently. #Sanction#Embargo#China
@My4EverWorld@guanshanqi@joe__RMCF This whole thing is blown out of proportion. I get that. But the lesson here is anyone who want to become a celebrity in China should learn a bit about China. The Chinese are humble people but they have their red lines. And now we know where it is.
@raulmacias2000@liuze0121i0a@RealArturoH Only a few Social Media apps are banned because they refused to agree to operate in China under Chinese rules. Would you allow a foreign app to fun in your country without obeying your laws? But everyone else can operate in China. Everyone else registered in China are not banned.
@Winter_Six@pisceanvibess The culture clash is obvious now. The Eastern culture is about mutual respect, courtesy, and never insult others in the open. Many of the culture in the "West" is to insult each other to no end, and no one gives a F about other people's feelings.
@pisceanvibess This is the culture difference between the East and West. In the East, they pay a lot of attention to being courteous, to not hurt other people's feelings. In the West, they say "F this and F that" in every other sentence. Also 85% of the world is global south, 15% is the West.
@gustav0cardenas It is something good. When App companies refuse to follow your laws and customs, you keep them out of your country. It is not good when foreign apps impose themselves on your whether you like it or not.
@CJHolthdlf@ChinaUncensored It's not spying if they get into American colleges with the approval of Americans and do their studies in the open. If and when these students return to China, that's perfectly normal. They go abroad to study and wish to return home to help their underdeveloped country advance.
@benryanwriter Many innocent people were harmed during the cultural revolution struggles. There are bad apples in the mix but the majority of the policies were effective and good. But also let's not forget that the US contributed to the suffering of the Chinese by sanctioning trade with China.
@drmayo_theone The Chinese know that. But they are offended by a foreigner who visits their country and insults their greatest leader. The Chinese culture emphasizes mutual respect. If you can't do that, don't go there.
United Nations vote yes to end the USA Embargo on Cuba
It is truly embarrassing news after so many years. For years, Cuba has not posed a threat to the United States.
@Leoko72 Chinese people have access to the entire world wide web and corporate sites that are registered to do business in China. Only a few social media sites that do not agree to Chinese law can't operate there. So the Chinese are free to roam the internet, just not those few apps.