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F. Ichiro Gifford's avatar

Listening to Xi talk about struggle and decisive action while bopping Win&Lose by Chinese Football…or hell, trying to hold onto the vibe of a Howie Lee track…I can understand why Xi would be nervous.

The Chinese of my twentysomething age cohort do NOT seem on board.

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Anecdotage's avatar

My best way of contextualizing this is, what if a series of madmen had for 75 years fed the Chinese people on nothing but unflavored congee and then periodically screamed at them about how nuanced the flavor was and how important it was for them to eat it all and praise the recipe of the current chef.

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