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One thing that's great about living in #Japan is that it's one of the few countries where the main hard-left party both has some power, and is critical of the pseudo-#fascist, ethno-#nationalist party tha…

The Japanese Communist Party’s Feud with Beijing: Will the Global Left Take Note? | New Bloom Magazine
On July 1st, 2021, the Chinese Communist Party celebrated its hundredth anniversary, and duly received congratulatory messages from political leaders and parties around the world.

Made me smile (gift link): https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/business/china-chongqing-protest.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jE8.LOI-.nxBWn_BPfxeP&smid=url-share

A Hidden Camera Protest Turned the Tables on China’s Surveillance State
Before fleeing China, an activist in Chongqing staged an elaborate one-man demonstration against the Communist Party that doubled as performance art.

China is why we should support the VOA, not shut it down (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/09/02/voa-kari-lake-china-communist-party/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzU2NjEyODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzU3OTk1MTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NTY2MTI4MDAsImp0aSI6IjA2NzA3MTYwLWYxNDItNDQxNy04ZTBjLWJmMzljNGY1OTJlYyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDI1LzA5LzAyL3ZvYS1rYXJpLWxha2UtY2hpbmEtY29tbXVuaXN0LXBhcnR5LyJ9.684HbgVv5EmaPkGsmQ7p3llT3oFyanAwFVbi4Mt-ris&itid=gfta
http://www.memeorandum.com/250831/p51#a250831p51

Trump caught his loyal conservative base off-guard and sparked backlash
by saying he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into American universities.
That would be a departure for the Trump administration after it added new vetting for student visas,
moved to block foreign enrollment at Harvard
and expanded the grounds for terminating international students’ ability to study in the United States.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has singled out China, the second h…

Trump says he'd allow 600,000 Chinese students into US, sparks MAGA backlash
President Donald Trump has sparked backlash from some members of his loyal base by saying his administration would allow 600,000 Chinese students into American universities. That would be a departure for the administration after it's added new vetting for student visas, moved to block foreign enrollment at Harvard and more. The State Department said in May that it would revoke visas for students tied to the Chinese Communist Party and boost vetting of new applicants. Trump's announcement Monday…

There’s another name for that…
Analysis | The U.S. Marches Toward State Capitalism With American Characteristics - The Wall Street Journal https://apple.news/AX_EJXTACTMSc4TPv3huykQ

Analysis | The U.S. Marches Toward State Capitalism With American Characteristics — The Wall Street Journal
President Trump is imitating Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into economy