Taking into account that i was not allowed to make a negative review for a HP laptop whose keys were falling due to "your review does not meet the guideline" , i do not see what's special about Xi. Since then i actively avoid Amazon and its products.
Amazon agreed to allow only five-star reviews for Xi’s book in China
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#32When in Rome… Why are we assuming that a commercial entity is supposed to carry our tacit values to any market it enters? It actually feels like imperial domination to me, more than a story about some country trying to retain its own ideology.
Xi’s book only getting 5 star reviews isn’t part of the ideology of China. There’s no policy or principle requiring it. No clause of the constitution, or law, or regulation of the country or even the party addresses it. In fact the Chinese constitution and legal system guarantees freedoms and its judges, police officers and government officials swear oaths to protect the people’s liberties.
Unless the star ratings for Xi’s book is covered by national security regulations of course.
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#33https://www.amazon.com/Xi-Jinping-Governance-English-Version... I can see some non 5 star reviews here.
I assume the limitation is only in China, and doesn’t affect the rest of the world?
I guess. I'm honestly more surprised that Xi Jinping's book reviews in the US have reviews calling him winnie the pooh than I am that his reviews in China are all 5 stars.
I'd have thought his economic might would have extended to at least getting one or two of those deleted.
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#34Looks like the book is being review bombed on Amazon.com probably in part because of this news (and probably in part because it's a rubbish book).
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#35Reminds me of the good'ol dynasties, those who "criticize the imperial court rashly" are getting lynched. The males in the family would be beheaded, while females and kids would be sold as slaves. And in order to show the mercy of his imperial majesty, the execution of the males would be delayed to autumn.
A few months ago I read some excerpts from "Annals of the Warring States". It's a treatise kinda similar to Sun Tzu's infamous Art of War but arguably more useful and less trendy (might have something to do with length). One parable I enjoyed went something like this (paraphrasing extensively because I don't remember details/names). Mr. Lao was the personal secretary of the king in one of the titular warring states.…
It's 鄒忌諷齊王納諫 (Zou Ji use his satirical admonishment to King of Qi).
It happened during the Warring States period (475 BC - 221 BC). The culture was very different compared to later imperial dynasties. It's more like medieval Europe - consisting of a lot of feudal states rather than being a powerful empire. Ethics drastically varies from person to person, where we can find people truly living with their virtue, and people most cunning.
Original names in case anyone was curious: Mr.Lao -> Zou Ji Mr.Hsu -> Duke Xu King -> King Might of Qi
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#36No post body was provided.
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#37https://www.amazon.com/Xi-Jinping-Governance-English-Version... I can see some non 5 star reviews here.
Score is 3.7 but it has 4 1-star reviews and 2 5-star reviews so real score should be 2,3. It's inflated somehow.
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#38When in Rome… Why are we assuming that a commercial entity is supposed to carry our tacit values to any market it enters? It actually feels like imperial domination to me, more than a story about some country trying to retain its own ideology.
Xi’s book only getting 5 star reviews isn’t part of the ideology of China. There’s no policy or principle requiring it. No clause of the constitution, or law, or regulation of the country or even the party addresses it. In fact the Chinese constitution and legal system guarantees freedoms and its judges, police officers and government officials swear oaths to protect the people’s liberties. Unless the star ratings fo…
-> the Chinese constitution and legal system guarantees freedoms and its judges, police officers and government officials swear oaths to protect the people’s liberties.
There are many recent examples that run counter to your claim.
-Most recently a talented female tennis player disappeared. -Ongoing genocide of Uighurs. -Disappearance of Jack Ma. -Repression of political freedom in Hong Kong. -etc.
edit: Maybe we need to start with a common definition of liberty?
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Xi’s book only getting 5 star reviews isn’t part of the ideology of China. There’s no policy or principle requiring it. No clause of the constitution, or law, or regulation of the country or even the party addresses it. In fact the Chinese constitution and legal system guarantees freedoms and its judges, police officers and government officials swear oaths to protect the people’s liberties. Unless the star ratings fo…
-> the Chinese constitution and legal system guarantees freedoms and its judges, police officers and government officials swear oaths to protect the people’s liberties. There are many recent examples that run counter to your claim. -Most recently a talented female tennis player disappeared. -Ongoing genocide of Uighurs. -Disappearance of Jack Ma. -Repression of political freedom in Hong Kong. -etc. edit: Maybe we nee…
>There are many recent examples that run counter to your claim.
Poster was saying we shouldn't impose our own principles on China. I was pointing out these are China's government's stated principles too, they just choose to thoroughly betray them.
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#40This is something else!