Escaping Xi’s China by paddleboard: ‘I rushed into the water and thought if they catch me, they catch me’ (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] Vodulas@beehaw.org 5 points 2 years ago

Just because one state is also shitty to dissenters does not mean another state isn't. They don't cancel each other out.

Dissident is pretty vague, probably on purpose. As much as I dislike the US government, I can say the government here is shit and not get hauled to jail for the most part. The same is not necessarily true in China

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