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Indira Ravindran's avatar

I'm amazed at #7 "Not Nationalist Enough", with reference to the online battle of words between supporters of Hu Xijin and Shen Yi regarding the tasteless meme about India's cremation grounds during this second wave. My amazement has less to do with Shen Yi's anti-India comments, and more to do with his brazen anti-feminism. Which century is this guy from? How did he get away with saying "whores" and "bitches" in a public forum, and in what way did it enhance his show of patriotism? Did Hu Xijin or anybody else call him out on the sexism and violence built into his comments? Do you suppose his bosses at Fudan care? And... did he actually say that? Wow. I should be grateful if someone who is familiar with Chinese netizen etiquette could shed light on this.

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Paul Denlinger's avatar

I think Xi is very confident that China has the US by the throat, and he can now start squeezing.

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