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Re:Chinese Olympic ski team requested a Norway public librar... by lidHanteyk on Thursday January 02, 2020 @06:35PM (#21941190)
> "They have said that if any of the Chinese skiers are caught with these books, they are afraid that they would risk being sent to labor camp or prison in China."

So don't go to the library and check out those exact books, then.

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Re:Chinese Olympic ski team requested a Norway public librar... by Aperocky on Thursday January 02, 2020 @07:23PM (#21941570)
Highly doubtful of this being the actual words being spoken. Likely translated from incentivized reporting. Getting in trouble? Sure. labor camp? If they existed past 2015 they’re highly unlikely to exist in official language.
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Re:Chinese Olympic ski team requested a Norway public librar... by fvrghl on Thursday January 02, 2020 @06:40PM (#21941244)
Reminds me of this: https://youtu.be/UwqV3NmD4ng?t=172
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