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Re:Welcome to Shanghai, the capital of the future by Wowfunhappy on Friday April 26, 2019 @07:24PM (#19762637)
"Elephant in the room" may not have been the best term—but what he was reacting to was that the GP specifically doesn't mention China's authoritarianism.

That is the issue I have with China, not some east vs west superiority complex.

Re:Welcome to Shanghai, the capital of the future by tepidandroid on Friday April 26, 2019 @07:42PM (#19762708)
Must every sentence containing the word China also include the word authoritarianism?
Re:Welcome to Shanghai, the capital of the future by Wowfunhappy on Friday April 26, 2019 @09:15PM (#19763120)
No. However, it should be included in any post discussing the reason many western nations are uncomfortable with China's position on the world stage.