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Re:Science fiction authors were excluded from awards for fea... by euroderf on Sunday February 18, 2024 @04:04AM (#39417447)
Considering that China is the most populous country on the planet, and that some of its sci-fi has recently attracted worldwide attention, it makes sense that China gets a shot at hosting.

And then... they screwed it up.

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Re:Science fiction authors were excluded from awards for fea... by adastra22 on Monday February 19, 2024 @12:32AM (#39426506)
Well to be fair, it looks like the non-Chinese organizers screwed it up.
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Re:Science fiction authors were excluded from awards for fea... by seanmcdirmid on Monday February 19, 2024 @12:40AM (#39426544)
There probably was no way to hold this in china without not screwing it up.
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