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grinch1225 t1_iyebetx wrote

Guess they are admitting that if they kept it up, the people would overthrow the CCP

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ObscureD_Lee t1_iyeu15h wrote

They aren’t worried about people. Ccp worried about business and their image. Ccp has no issue mowing down a crowd of people, Tiananmen Square is how they will handle the people if the issue isn’t affecting business.

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Tearakan t1_iyf7a5s wrote

True. But mass discontent has been used by political leaders and generals in the past to stage ultimately popular coups.

It's always pretty dangerous for a regime to be in charge if you are pissing off a large majority of your population and threatening their livelihoods.

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Agreeable-Meat1 t1_iyfedf6 wrote

But Xi just reaffirmed his power. If ever there was a time he could come down with an iron fist, it's now when the entirety of the party is still at his back.

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thehazer t1_iyfcssx wrote

Aren’t there like a billion Chinese people who aren’t even party members? Seems like quite a bit of people to mow down.

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