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China using families as 'hostages' to quash dissent abroad (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/863209

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (34 children)

Imagine defending Russian and Chinese imperialism because "the enemy of my enemy is my friend".

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (32 children)

Neither China not Russia are imperialist. China is a socialist state so by definition cannot be and Russia is an immature industrial capitalist state.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Ask Taiwan if if they think China is imperialistic. I'm sure you'll get an answer.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imperialism does not mean "of empire". It is an economic system, the highest stage of capitalism.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/imperialism

Yes. Yes it does.

Also, you're trying to challenge the definition of the word, but you're not arguing with about China and Taiwan.

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