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Hey comrades, I'm looking to hear experiences from people who've received visas or citizenship for China.

I'm thinking about moving to China in the future but my resume isn't stellar. I've never graduated US highschool and my only work experience is as a farmhand, in a warehouse, and in a factory. I don't think I have any extremely marketable skills for something like a work visa. Interested to hear from y'all!

Great video from Ben Norton

I've had this on my YT unlisted for a while. I like to throw it up on a big screen television to serve as a visual aid when explaining to people why China and the Chinese cherish their modern systems so dearly.

It's also just a pretty chill video to throw on in the background imo.

Please check out/support that Max fella's Walk East channel.

(No affiliation, I just love his stuff.)

Starts at 15:45 UTC+8. Also available at https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-09-20/Live-Special-coverage-of-4th-lecture-from-China-Space-Station-1ng8tpBX7hK/index.html

More on the lecture: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-09-18/China-s-Shenzhou-16-crew-to-stream-live-science-lecture-from-space-1ncuDWmkhuU/index.html

Since China accelerated plans for lunar exploration and future mining, the panicked imperialist countries, particularly the U.S., cannot sit by and just watch. (Discovery) They are horrified at the possibility that China could be the first country to gather the moondust that contains helium-3. If they lose this space race, [neo]imperialist governments and corporations will lose the opportunity to convert this potentially planet-saving technology into a multibillion dollar market.

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China, which is not driven by the profit motive, will not seek world domination by harnessing helium-3 technology. As Workers World Managing Editor Deirdre Griswold wrote: “China’s economic planners have the power to make decisions that cost a lot of money, but will benefit the people — and the world — over the long run.” (workers.org/2017/01/29359/)

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As a Chinese media, we formally request the British Museum to return all Chinese cultural relics acquired through improper channels to China free of charge, and to refrain from adopting a resistant, protracted and perfunctory attitude. First of all, a public commitment should be made to the world for the return of the relics and this long overdue work should begin as soon as possible. We also support the claims for the restitution of cultural relics made by other countries that have been looted by Britain, such as India, Nigeria and South Africa. We urge the British government to cooperate in the legal and other procedures to facilitate the process, which will be a test and verification of Britain's sincerity in clearing the colonial stain and making amends for its historical sins.

(ECNS) -- The General Administration of Customs of China (GAC) announced on Thursday that it that it had suspended imports of all aquatic products originating from Japan.

“In order to fully prevent the radioactive contamination risk of food safety caused by the discharge of nuclear contaminated water of Fukushima, Japan, protect the health of Chinese consumers, and ensure the safety of imported food, the GAC has decided to suspend the import of aquatic products (including edible aquatic animals) originating from Japan starting from Aug 24, 2023,” it said in a statement.

Consider if [neo]imperialism prevailed and was able to halt China’s development. That would be a historic defeat, not only for the workers and peasants of China. It would have a global impact.

The collapse of the Soviet Union was a terrible setback for the working-class struggle globally. The capitalist class gained a huge advantage and set out to recolonize whole parts of the world that had made huge gains. Eastern Europe reverted to its former semi-colonial status compared to Western Europe. In Africa and throughout the Arab world, U.S. [neo]imperialism set out to unravel the gains of nationalist régimes.

To clarify, I don't believe in the surface level propaganda thrown in China's way about "1984 dystopian society," "Mao killed 60 million people," "Xinjiang concentration camps" or things like that.

I'm curious about a few negative factors of China that have become widespread knowledge over the past decade or so by even the politically literate audience, and I want to learn how accurate these things are, how prevalent they are in today's society in China, and how much it would impact the day to day life of someone living in China.

1. Quality control, I have read stories about Chinese factories producing guns, steel, industrial goods, consumer goods, food products, far below acceptable or safe standards, leading to construction/infrastructure failure and severe health complications. There are also claims that smaller restaurants in China today still sometimes use very low quality ingredients that can result in serious health issues. How much of an issue is this?

2. Population issue. The Chinese population trend is going in a unfavorable direction right now, and there are reports of young people not wanting to have children because of cultural and cost reasons. How much of an issue is this, and will China end up like Korea and Japan in another decade or two?

3. Unemployment, it is a fact right now that Chinese people have a 20% unemployment issue due to an abundance of university graduates without sufficient jobs to match this supply. And this has caused internal competition to swell to unreasonable standards leading some people to straight up give up on their careers and become full time neets. Are there any positive trends or actions to resolve this issue?

4. Education. The education system sounds terrifying in China right now, children as young as elementary schoolers having to sleep only 6 hours a night to finish their homework from school and tutoring services. I have also read that after the government banned tutoring of core classroom subjects, illegal tutoring services have become a thing. I would laugh at how this would be the most asian issue ever if I wasn't so horrified by the situation. Is there any government effort to resolve this right now?

5. Nepotism. From what I have heard and read, using connections to obtain positions and resources in China is still very common. How bad is this, and are there any reforms or policies tackling it?

6. Mannerisms and emotional intelligence of the average person. There are frequent complaints about Chinese people being horrible tourists, being extremely rude, having the emotional maturity of a donut until at least the age of 30, and also taking advantage of anything free to disgusting levels (I have personally seen old Chinese ladies take out a container and fill it with ketchup from a restaurant where the condiments are self served). I understand the reasoning behind this, China in it's current iteration is a relatively new country, and the education received by different generations varies massively in quality, with only really Gen Z on average obtaining a level of education that is on par with western populations. I just want to ask how bad this is in day to day life, and if it is tolerable.

Thanks for reading my somewhat long post, I'd appreciate any response, you don't have to respond to all of my points, any point would be fine. I want to have a positive impression of China but these points are really bugging me right now.

A humble leader.

Anecdotaly, I can confirm through an acquaintance who met him, Xi is very humble and friendly. He was described as much taller and thin than he appears in photos. When talking to him, my acquaintance said Xi conversed like one might with an old friend.

Some good Xi quotes from the article:

"You have read a lot of books, but there is much 'water' in the knowledge you learned. You need to squeeze out the 'water' by testing the knowledge in practice and in interaction with the masses."

"[A]im high while keeping your feet firmly on the ground"

This will happen more and more as the imperial core gets rotten over time.

i heard it's bad. a quick and comprehensive response to natural disasters is something every government must be ready to carry out.

Summary of proposed limits by Twitter user @Orikron

🇨🇳 China is set to limit the amount of time children spend on the internet:

16 to 18 - 2 hours

8 to 16 - 1 hour

Under 8 - 40 minutes

No internet access on children’s devices from 10pm-6am

Parents will be allowed to opt out of the time limits for their youngsters.

Edit: additional info from @[email protected]:

Parents can change default time limits

Reminder to rest every 30 minutes

Apps not subject to time limits include:

• Emergency-related (safety, emergency calling etc.)
• Approved educational apps
• Tools suitable for minors (image processing, calculator, measurement etc.)
• User-defined by parents

Full draft available in Chinese: http://www.cac.gov.cn/2023-08/02/c_1692541991073784.htm