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Arn_Thorlast Thursday at 1:14 PM2 repliesview on HN

Freedom of speech, freedom of association and freedom from abitrary detention, just to name a few.

Of course some speech, association and rule of law (as opposed to rule by law) is enjoyed by most people. But it is indisputable that China restricts speech and association severely, and silences "troublemakers" arbitrarily.

Let me preempt the inevitable replies: this comment is about China and China alone. It it factual irrespective of what freedoms may or may not be enjoyed anywhere else including the US.


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immibislast Thursday at 4:42 PM

I wasn't saying China has those freedoms, just that China has at least as much of them as the US. Just today - or was it yesterday - an ICE agent peered into a woman's driver side window and shot her three times point blank. Because of her speech. Where's the freedom there?

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Xunjinlast Thursday at 2:09 PM

Could you provide concrete examples? I do believe you might doing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westernization

PS: I'm Brazilian btw with no Chinese heritage, I do like the Chinese history and every country/population has it's own paradoxical times and events.

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