My favorite: “US government agencies need to make it clear that training in China provides crucial skills and does not disqualify students from future work in the government.” 2/2
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The number of US students studying in China has fallen off a cliff since the pandemic. The implications are dire for improving mutual understanding and communication. The US-China Education Trust's excellent report puts forward several actionable recommendations to reverse this trend. 1/2
More accurate to describe it as a "relative visa" but according to him the family relation was established through his marriage to his husband.
❗Canadian man received a spousal visa to China through same-sex marriage w/ Chinese citizen (they married in Canada). Chinese consular officer said if operating in jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex marriage, same-sex couples have right to apply. He explains on RedNote: xhslink.com/o/966FLBxxhWc
I have found 60+ examples so far. Recall 2021 prohibitions on "sissies" & "dangai." State media also warned boys' love genre “doubtlessly creates confusion & the losing of one’s way for youth at a critical stage in the formation of their perspectives on life & values.” epaper.gmw.cn/gmrb/html/20...
Since 2021, authorities in dozens of localities across China have publicized cleanup campaigns against “boys’ love” books & other “materials harmful to minors’ physical & mental health.” “LGBT-themed” materials sometimes lumped in. Must place dragnet against “boys’ love” authors in this context:
I got into a pinhole camera sales group after reading about #maskpark, a voyeurism ring that involves at least 100k Chinese users on Telegram.
It has compared to South Korea’s Nth Room.
Here are demos of pinhole cameras on a shoe, a fan, a car key and the side of a phone:
Raises question of whether these horrific incidents are an outlier or if the state's ongoing rollback of space for LGBTQ communities has stirred up/unleashed hateful actors. The founder of China's PFLAG discusses the incidents here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bup8... (videos are violent & disturbing)
Videos have surfaced of groups of young men beating gay men in Zhengzhou Ppl’s Park w/ punches, kicks, & rods, yelling at their victims “Are you gay?” “Do you like men?” "If you dont say, I'll beat you to death." Police have detained 17 ppl. Most media dont say "gay" in reporting (except Caixin)1/2
In light of detentions of Boy's Love genre authors, re-upping this non-exhaustive list of regs/policies targeting LGBTQ-related content in China:
so while there are specific reasons for targeting this group, this is also a consequence of building a machine of mass repression and censorship *and* an internal political atmosphere that demands 'action' by officials lest they be accused of 'formalism'
"Silkpride began as a side project when queer organizations in Mainland China, facing shutdowns, sent books overseas to our founder rather than discard them." silkpride.org/our_story. Check out Silkpride's exhibit at World Pride in DC:
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For context: "In China, [2022] national standards classify online content related to 'sexual orientations' and 'gender identities' that are 'different from most people' as 'harmful' to youth." thediplomat.com/2022/12/dont...
With moral panic-y tone, state media in China's Jiangsu province reports that parents are upset their children are seeing LGBT-related content on Duolingo. One parent frets: "This kind of content may incorrectly guide the worldviews & life perspectives of minors." weibo.com/1796087453/P...
Whereas ~10 yrs ago a Baidu search for "homosexuality" wld render ads for conversion therapy (www.globaltimes.cn/content/8737...), DeepSeek answers that conversion therapy is ineffective & harmful. Activist tells readers to feel at ease letting their parents use it mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ms2YXhszD6...
"The radical right in the US is not engaged in a grand geopolitical strategy. It is pursuing an ideological campaign against its true enemy, which is not China or Russia but liberalism. The Trump administration hates liberals at home and liberal democracies abroad." open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”
Scotten served three combat tours in Iraq as a U.S. Army Special Forces Officer and earned two Bronze Stars. Clerked for Roberts and Kavanaugh.
ICYMI: A transgender employee at a state-owned enterprise in China was supported by her colleagues, but "the company’s leadership later pressured her on numerous occasions to 'rectify' her gender expression" & labeled her as "selfish" and "causing trouble for others.”
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Snap out of it, America. The warning lights are flashing red. My latest. www.thedailybeast.com/yes-its-a-co...
Feb 5 11:30 upper senate park meeting to restore foreign aid now
People on 小红书 Rednote, pleas PLEASE send me discussions between new American visitors and Chinese citizens about Social Credit.
