I thought this was a parody account at first

Highlighting this quote from the research paper:

The research for this report was funded by the “China Network’s International Programme (Open Societies) Fund 2022/23 (£68k). The report and all contents reflect the independent work and conclusions of the authors and do not reflect the views or opinions of the funders, the British Embassy Beijing, or the U.K. government. The authors wish to extend their gratitude to the individuals and organisations who supported this research by providing concrete feedback for revisions on the report, offering suggestions and advice at the planning stages, and offering ongoing collaborative and moral support while conducting this research: Elise Anderson, Campaign for Uyghurs, Freedom House, Tim Grose, Ondřej Klimeš, Julie Millsap, David O’Brien, the Rights Practice, Radio Free Asia, Isabella Rodriguez, David Stroup, Hannah Theaker, Emily Upson, the Uyghur Human Rights Project, the Uyghur Transitional Justice Database, the World Uyghur Congress, the Xinjiang Documentation Project, the Xinjiang Victims’ Database, and Adrian Zenz.

China Network’s International Programme (Open Societies) Fund is funded by the UK government and offers research grants for the following:

All projects should aim to support improvements to and/or increase understanding and awareness of contemporary human rights in China. Issues on which we welcome bids include but are not limited to: Freedom of expression, including media freedom and countering disinformation Religious and cultural rights, including for minority groups. Technology and human rights, Criminal justice reform, Civil Society resilience.

And of course, the research is supported by Radio Free Asia, Adrian Zenz, and a bunch of the classic NED funded Uyghur activist groups.

This will definitely turn the tide of the war 🤯

The sentiment seems to vary quite a bit based on which platform you're on. While scrolling Douyin (tik tok) I saw lots of pro-LGBT content and openly homosexual couples, lots of pride flags and so on (this compilation includes some of that). I also looked up the Baidu Baike articles on 跨性别 and 同性恋, and I thought they were really good. When it comes to state media, they also made some documentaries showing the LGBT community in a positive light. I also found this SCMP article quite insightful. Of course, we also shouldn't forget that China has the world's biggest gay dating app: Blued.

Exactly! but the funny thing is, I've only seen these disclaimers on non-political videos.

I mean, China has lots of 'cool' things, but it is actively suppressed by the media landscape in the west. It should also be noted that China lacks soft power only in western countries. According to the Bennett Institute, China is more popular in the global south than the US.

Did you even read the article you linked? The only concrete claim this article makes as to government monitoring citizens' internet activity is that services are required to log user data (messages sent, browsing history) for around 6 months. This is literally standard practice around the world.

Of course you can use it, don't be silly! The government doesn't actively monitor your apps or internet activity.

Unpopular opinion: I like these changes

I lost it at "Herobrine"

Thank you for your service 🙏

Does anyone actually understand the appeal of these streams? Is it just kids that watch it? or is it an NPC fetish like moist says?

Anki changed my life man. Not just when it comes to language learning but also school, and I've even used it to memorize statistics and talking points which help during debate.

I believe it was "永远吹冲锋号". You can find it on Youtube

Btw, if you're curious about what the comments going across the screen are saying, you can hover over them, click the copy button in the middle, and paste it into DeepL or google translate or something. Otherwise, you can turn them off by clicking on the tiny TV with a checkmark at the bottom-middle of the screen.

So I've been spending roughly 30-50 minutes a day on Anki, and about 3-5 hours every day consuming content in Chinese.

Yes, Refold is now a company and they're trying to make money from selling courses and tutoring, but they still have the roadmap available to the public and that's really everything you need.

Omg that's so me

I would actually recommend you to use (chat)GPT to translate Chinese language resources. If you want to find resources on, say, how to maintain the dictatorship of the proletariat, you can ask ChatGPT for a search query in Chinese regarding this subject. Then, you can go to Baidu.com and search for it and find a source. Then ask ChatGPT to translate it for you.

Yeah it seems that the discourse varies a lot based on which platform you're on. I've heard a lot of bad things about the Baidu forums lol

selfish redrawing of territorial lines

Who was it that drew the 11-dash line? (spoiler: not the PRC)