• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    So do Chinese citizens, though. The state exerts control over private media and the speech of wealthy capitalists, but there’s broad diversity in political thought and discussion.

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      9 months ago

      Really? So Chinese citizens can go out and publish an article about why they believe Xi Jinping is actually betraying socialist ideals?

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        9 months ago

        Some have. They’d be wrong, so it’s not super common, but it’s possible, assuming they aren’t a wealthy capitalist or something.