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Re:Is this the end of the once-mighty GoPro? by anjel on Saturday July 18, 2026 @11:24PM (#48964698)
> lifting historically unprecedented numbers of people out of abject poverty.

Basically true, but not much more than that for most Chinese. The urban modern success story presented to the world is a surprisingly small segment of a notably larger population and even for many in that smaller more fortunate segment the gravy days are long ago and no sign of returning yet.

https://eastasiaforum.org/2011/08/19/in-the-city-but-not-of-...

Re:Is this the end of the once-mighty GoPro? by UltraSane on Saturday July 18, 2026 @11:35PM (#48964758)
And chinese don't have full freedom of movement. China uses a system called called hukou which binds a persons rights and benefits to their birthplace. This has created a population of 350 million rural migrants who live in cities but still have a rural hukou and are treated like second class citizens in their own country.

https://borgenproject.org/chinas-hukou-system-restricts-mobi...

Re:Is this the end of the once-mighty GoPro? by holoduke on Sunday July 19, 2026 @02:23AM (#48965470)
China is a communists based country. Everything is organized and for everything there is a plan. Unlike America where it's free for all. We probably would die from unhappiness in China. But it works for them and they are pretty successful in it.
Re:Is this the end of the once-mighty GoPro? by UltraSane on Sunday July 19, 2026 @12:41PM (#48969608)
China is not actually communist anymore. It is totalitarian capitalist