HighOnCopium [she/her]

Russia’s war in Ukraine has also gotten an image boost from China. State media disseminates a steady diet of Russian propaganda in China and around the world.

holy cope

Sanctioning a country that has, for centuries, shared a border with another country that happens to be the world’s largest producer of goods makes them trade with each other more. Who woulda thunk

Comrades have already provided some really good advice in this thread—I’d just like to add that Chinese people are pretty chill about foreigners unless they start acting like shitheads (being chauvinistic, pointing out flaws in everything, mentioning politics in conversations etc). Other than that, enjoy your visit. Things really feel different when you visit a country with thousands of years of history. I was there for a year and feel like there’s still so much to experience.

Someone justified this logic by saying, “I prefer using US-based apps because I have the ability to control what I’m sharing.”

My brother, you’re using Chrome. 💀

may she burn in hell with her cousin-husband

oh shit, for a second i thought that was justin castroson

To quote the late Anthony Bourdain (RIP):

Once you’ve been to Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands. You will never again be able to open a newspaper and read about that treacherous, prevaricating, murderous scumbag sitting down for a nice chat with Charlie Rose or attending some black-tie affair for a new glossy magazine without choking. Witness what Henry did in Cambodia – the fruits of his genius for statesmanship – and you will never understand why he’s not sitting in the dock at The Hague next to Milošević.

Ah, that makes sense, though I expected the majority of contributions from that region to be from Kazakhstan considering the mass protests last year as well as the much larger population.

I know that there are Russian minorities in Central Asia, but Kyrgyzstan…?

big if true

very compelling and insightful argument

America is bad. But, have you considered that China and Russia are just as bad, and, perhaps, worse? CHeckmate, tankies.

our riots vs their protests for freedom

My reliable sources tell me that China will collapse in