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Re:Jack Ma makes first live appearance in three months in on... by bollu on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @08:25AM (#25846128)
> and all of them return home. Why would they do that if China is as bad as you say?

Because getting a Visa that lets you stay abroad is actually really hard

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Re:Jack Ma makes first live appearance in three months in on... by tharkun__ on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @10:03PM (#25854838)
This. We've seen this in East Germany. Sure they gave you a visa, they let you out. Your family stayed. To make sure you come back. Some people screwed over their family. Most people played along and came back.

Are you saying East Germany was awesome and things should have stayed as they were?

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Re:Jack Ma makes first live appearance in three months in on... by FooBarWidget on Thursday January 21, 2021 @01:57AM (#25856283)
China is not east Germany.

Heck today's China is not the 70s China.

I'm more afraid of going to the US, where any Chinese person can be labeled a 'CCP spy' for no reason.

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