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I'm not sure if he is trying to tell some version of this joke, but here it goes: (for context, dad jokes are often categorized as "cold jokes" here in China/Taiwan, since often it…

Once you are already in prison it's hard to say whether you are forced to do it or not. It's not like you have a lot of employers and professions to choose from. And if the incenti…

This is a way over simplistic view. It's not a CIV game where someone decides what "China/Han" should do for all these thousands of years. People's minds change, sometimes the peop…

For US it will. People in the US seldom think about just how powerful their media environment and general influence is. Like women have been sexually harassed since forever in Chin…

She should use 鹄(swan) instead of 鹅(goose). Yes people don't usually use this character for swan and call the thing sky goose instead, but most people know of it as it's part of th…

Because they imply a safer and longer life and the creativity of dead people are zero. I think it makes some sense.

The mere existence of Wu is an outlier in China (and possibly in rest of the world). As anyone that closely follows Chinese politics know, the CCP is not keen on outspoken/unique p…

I just couldn't understand why he thinks the container should be made of hard metal. Sure maybe the current equipment like dry suit + full face mask has limitations. But shouldn't …

from Chinese news report: 于某今年35岁，山东人，三年前采购了一批价值11万元的土豆后就消失了，逃到嘉兴西塘开了家民宿，利用弟弟的身份东躲西藏，警方接到报警后，将其列为网上追逃对象。 So it's more like a fraud. He bought some potatoes and then disappeared wit…

I'm a bit surprised nobody has mentioned the fraud[1]. The reason electric bus becomes so popular in China recently is mainly because of government subsidies. Well that's the inten…

The usual. WaPo/NYTimes both did several stories like this. But keep in mind that one result of suppression of free speech is the lack of clear sources. So anecdotal is sometimes t…

I think 'do not disturb' has an option for only allow people from your contacts? and there are crowdsourced blacklist apps for scammer/harassment phone numbers.

When it's hard to draw the line from outside, prosecutors mostly try to prove their cases from the inside communications. If you email your coworker: "Guess what I found ... AMD ca…

then how do you explain India? Its AQI rivals China's.

By the time you are born it's already getting better. Yes it's dirt poor compared to now but is already on the trend of improving. So the stress level would be very different than …

There's no way Shenzhen is more free than US. I'm not sure you're more misguided towards US or China though.

So i think in both places cooking has become more of a hobby/status signaling thing. In China there's something similar to blue apron in late 90s or early 2000s. But it kinda die o…

It's pretty weird when you consider how food trends go. In China, back in the 90s, my parents use a pressure cooker and a wok for everything. And it's the norm as for most families…

If there're a lot of these objects entering and leaving solar system every year, and suppose some day in the near future we can keep track of them all, can we use them for us to se…

I've read the research about Stuyvesant, and several other articles with similar theme. The data and reasoning seems quite convincing. It's just I can't reconcile it with my person…

Yes, usually the money appear on the new account in < 1 minute. To facilitate this central bank setup clearing systems that every bank connects to.

The success of AliPay and WeChat Pay is mostly the result of a good banking infrastructure. Even before these services popping up, you already can transfer money from any bank to a…

Could it be they are not merely offering you help but also asking you to help others in this "buddy" program? Help can go both ways.

And the factory is set up by the Chinese company. It would be an understandable demand to insists on local management if the Chinese bought the already existing local operation. Bu…