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Re:Xi Jinping personally halted Ant's IPO after Jack Ma snub... by theptip on Friday November 13, 2020 @03:51PM (#25087329)
Maybe I'm missing something as my history isn't excellent. Didn't Stalin rule until his death? So in the context of this thread, yes, that strategy worked out exactly as Stalin wanted it to?
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Re:Xi Jinping personally halted Ant's IPO after Jack Ma snub... by exolymph on Friday November 13, 2020 @04:36PM (#25087789)
You know what, you're right, I was misremembering.

Edit: Although I still don't think the circular firing squad is a great strategy.

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