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Re:Apple Removes Apps from China Store That Help Internet Us... by paradite on Saturday July 29, 2017 @10:44AM (#14881447)
> What can a dictator do that Xi Jinping can't?

Stay in power for as long as he wants, and then pass the leadership to his child.

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Re:Apple Removes Apps from China Store That Help Internet Us... by asdfologist on Saturday July 29, 2017 @11:08AM (#14881564)
It's unclear that Xi cannot pull that off.
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Re:Apple Removes Apps from China Store That Help Internet Us... by paradite on Saturday July 29, 2017 @11:21AM (#14881631)
Well if he does that, then I would call him a dictator.

But if he does not, I hope you would stop calling him that.

Also, there was no precedence in PRC for such thing.

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Re:Apple Removes Apps from China Store That Help Internet Us... by asdfologist on Saturday July 29, 2017 @11:49AM (#14881738)
Mao was as close to a dictator as you can get.
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Re:Apple Removes Apps from China Store That Help Internet Us... by yellowapple on Saturday July 29, 2017 @03:49PM (#14882744)
Nah, he was a Chairman! Totally different thing!

/s

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