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Re:China orders U.S. to shut Chengdu consulate, retaliating ... by baybal2 on Friday July 24, 2020 @05:13AM (#23937390)
Bo Xilai's defecting protege fled there. Chengdu was also a hotbed of cultural revolution where a lot of party leaders (including close relatives some of current leaders) were "suicided."

Other than that, Sichuan had a strong regional political culture, insular from on in the capital.

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Re:China orders U.S. to shut Chengdu consulate, retaliating ... by odiroot on Friday July 24, 2020 @06:36AM (#23937844)
I've also heard from the locals, Chengdu is (recently) the "San Francisco" of China. You could be quite flamboyant without repressions.

It's also very liveable compared to other mega-cities I've been to.

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