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11 Oct, 10 tweets, 3 min read
"We ARE going through a profound change!"- In late Aug, an obscure leftist blogger named Li Guangman rose to stardom overnight after a post he wrote on his blog titled "Everybody can feel that a profound change is taking place" was widely circulated on party-state media online
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His original post was in response to China's massive overhaul of a dozen sectors, including economic, financial, cultural, technological, and political, which he called "a monumental change", "a profound revolution" that "marks a return from 'capitalist cliques' to the People
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Then, two days ago, Li posted a new article on his WeChat account, this time connecting the dots between four state actions that occurred around October 8th, which he interprets as a doubling-down on the fight against private capital and capital-heavy interest groups:
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1) New rules banning non-state capital from the news and media sectors and live broadcast services. See @henrysgao's thread on why this is kind of a big deal:
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2) China's antitrust regulator has fined the food delivery group Meituan Rmb3.4bn ($530m) for antitrust abuse nytimes.com/2021/10/08/tec…
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3) Shanghai Stock Exchange decided to terminate the review of Lenovo Group's Science and Technology Innovation Board IPO breakinglatest.news/business/lenov…
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4) After mocking a revisionist depiction of the Korean War blockbuster 'The Battle at Lake Changjin,' famous journalist Luo Changping was detained and his social media channels were removed for 'infringing the reputation and honor of national martyrs.'
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To spare your time, here's the gist of Li's essay: "What we are witnessing and experiencing right now is the tremendous power unleashed by this change...
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"Although the events take place in different sectors at different times, the changes brought about by these events to our society are comprehensive, profound, and long-term, and each of us should face this profound change squarely, be aware of it, and accept it courageously"/9
Link: mp.weixin.qq.com/s/yOo4Doc1tsyv…

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