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Re:China Bans the Word 'Leica' on Social Media by SenHeng on Sunday April 21, 2019 @10:09PM (#19715856)
Adding some personal anecdata, Singapore has been having a large influx of Chinese students for the past couple of decades and I have spoken with a few who are adamant that Tiananmen is made up because they ‘don’t know anyone who has actually been through it’.
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Re:China Bans the Word 'Leica' on Social Media by everdev on Monday April 22, 2019 @12:14AM (#19716476)
I bet 10-15 years ago the Tianamen video would be undeniable proof.

But now with deepfakes and other video editing, it wouldn't be that crazy for an average person in China to simply not believe the video was real if their government universally denies it.

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Re:China Bans the Word 'Leica' on Social Media by throwaway55244 on Monday April 22, 2019 @12:14AM (#19716473)
Are you speaking to them in Mandarin or English?

I find when I speak in Mandarin, and in a nonjudgmental manner, they all know about it.

Of course they all say the protest started due to labor reform issues and not because of democracy.

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