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Re:U.S. opens a national security review of TikTok’s acquisi... by spectramax on Friday November 01, 2019 @01:12PM (#21421221)
I can post on Facebook that I disagree with president Trump and he is a liar, try doing the same in China. (Please don't take my comment as a suggestion about President Trump, just trying to make a point).
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Re:U.S. opens a national security review of TikTok’s acquisi... by fma on Friday November 01, 2019 @01:28PM (#21421430)
Not sure why you're being downvoted, but in my recent trip to China, I discussed Trump with many local Chinese. Obviously the tradewar is a major topic. I said I share and comment on articles that criticize Trump all the time on Facebook.

They were surprised you could do that...

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Re:U.S. opens a national security review of TikTok’s acquisi... by the-dude on Friday November 01, 2019 @01:19PM (#21421329)
I bet nobody in China would bat an eye if you called Trump a liar.

There is even an old soviet joke about this.

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Re:U.S. opens a national security review of TikTok’s acquisi... by smhenderson on Friday November 01, 2019 @01:29PM (#21421442)
Was going to reply to the parent with the joke and then didn't bother. Since you mentioned it though...

An American tells a Russian that the United States is so free he can stand in front of the White House and yell, “To hell with Ronald Reagan.” The Russian replies, “That’s nothing. I can stand in front of the Kremlin and yell, ‘To hell with Ronald Reagan,’ too.”

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Re:U.S. opens a national security review of TikTok’s acquisi... by the-dude on Friday November 01, 2019 @01:36PM (#21421562)
Reagan telling a variant : https://youtu.be/mN3z3eSVG7A?t=111
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Re:U.S. opens a national security review of TikTok’s acquisi... by kevbin on Saturday November 02, 2019 @02:22AM (#21426194)
Mister, we could use a man like Ronald Reagan again.
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Re:U.S. opens a national security review of TikTok’s acquisi... by codedokode on Friday November 01, 2019 @08:05PM (#21424968)
I am from Russia (sorry, not China) and I am sure that nothing bad happens to me if I write that Trump is a liar (although I don't think anything bad of him).

Also, we are allowed to post photos with breasts (and much more) on our social network Vkontakte.

Now try to acquire a popular social media app in USA.

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