This guy? Why him? He looks like he's 25. I feel like senior CIA would never take him seriously.Trump will fill his administration with spineless sycophants who will never deny him anything. If he wants this asshat leading the CIA, that's where he's going.
This guy is the CEO of TikTok and he was being specifically questioned for TikToks ties with China. The fact that he is Singaporean has nothing to do with his potential ties with China, as point of origin and your life choices to become associated with various groups are two completely separate things. How is this racist? This is more akin to setting a baseline for further questioning down the road, that he states he has zero ties with China.
I don't know how to talk about Tom Cotton without crossing a line.I'll help.
This guy is the CEO of TikTok and he was being specifically questioned for TikToks ties with China. The fact that he is Singaporean has nothing to do with his potential ties with China, as point of origin and your life choices to become associated with various groups are two completely separate things. How is this racist? This is more akin to setting a baseline for further questioning down the road, that he states he has zero ties with China.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/7dafeceb.jpg
Cotton is stupid, but not in the way that people think.
What people see is Cotton apparently failing to comprehend that Singapore and China are two separate nation. What his racist ilk see is a Chinese communist deflecting the question.
Cotton isn't asking if Chew is a Chinese communist. That question was answered negatory the first time. He is telling Chew, "You are a Chinese communist." He is invalidating Chew's identity as an Asian-born man of non-Chinese descent and he is framing him as a communist who repeatedly denies they are a communist.
This isn't ignorant Hank Hill failing to comprehend that Asia is comprised of more than China and Japan. This is more like a minister of propaganda asking if a Jew is a communist. If the answer is no and the question is repeated, it means the only acceptable answers are "yes" or "I'm lying."
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This guy is the CEO of TikTok and he was being specifically questioned for TikToks ties with China. The fact that he is Singaporean has nothing to do with his potential ties with China, as point of origin and your life choices to become associated with various groups are two completely separate things. How is this racist? This is more akin to setting a baseline for further questioning down the road, that he states he has zero ties with China.
You should still be suspicious of Tiktok's CCP ties though
Our country is a democracy, and I honestly would vomit at the notion of living under the CCP.
I find it hilarious for you to cry about the CCP then defend PAP which sees itself as a "benevolent dictatorship".They could be an opposition supporter
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/08/lee-kuan-yew-blake-masters-the-new-right/
I just found out Singapore was not a part of China but there is no way I would ever ask a question like that,Funny thing is that most Singaporean Chinese likely hate the CCP more than Americans do. After all much of Singapore's foundation was literally built by rich and upper class Chinese people who fled the country and took their money with them.
After all much of Singapore's foundation was literally built by rich and upper class Chinese people who fled the country and took their money with them.Lmfao wat
I find it hilarious for you to cry about the CCP then defend PAP which sees itself as a "benevolent dictatorship".
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/08/lee-kuan-yew-blake-masters-the-new-right/
Funny thing is that most Singaporean Chinese likely hate the CCP more than Americans do. After all much of Singapore's foundation was literally built by rich and upper class Chinese people who fled the country and took their money with them.Trust me, the PAP is much better than the CCP could ever be. There is much more freedom here, although you cant badmouth the government anywhere, but thats a small price to pay for peace and freedom.
Trust me, the PAP is much better than the CCP could ever be. There is much more freedom here, although you cant badmouth the government anywhere, but thats a small price to pay for peace and freedom.
Sure, Singapore is a democracy and a benevolent dictatorship at the same time, but the key word is benevolent. The government isnt selfish and has done much for the citizens of our country. The fact that men, women and children can walk around in the middle of the night or after midnight without the fear of getting raped, killed, shot or robbed makes me grateful for the government. I am also grateful to the opposition parties for keeping the PAP in check. No 996 work culture (where you work for 9am to 9pm, 6 days a week like in China) and no silly social credit system too.
Also, the ultra-wealthy here are usually those who have built their wealth ever since earlier generations from the early twentieth century. Theyre very different from the Chinese of mainland China that you see today.
LMAO you immediately contradicted yourself. Plenty of mainland Chinese would say the same thing about the CCP, considering that pre-1949 China had nearly a century of civil wars and foreign invasions, and now China is at its most prosperous since the early Qing Dynasty, with an increase in life expectancy and average wealth.I never mentioned anything about Chinas economy. I was criticising the CCP. The CCP has made China the 3rd least electoral democratic system in the world. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of assembly are all severely restricted in China. But even Chinas economy has hit a wall in the past year. I do hope that they get out of the economic slump though.
So have you been to mainland China or are you just making up crap? Most Chinese cities are safe nowadays and people can also walk around at night without fear of crime, especially seeing the population and landmass disparity. There is no social credit system at all, and the 996 work culture is limited to high tech companies and there are plenty of Chinese who criticize it. I bet if the model is introduced to Singapore you'd be praising it as "Asian work ethics", like similar systems in Japan and Korea.I have been to China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan before, and they are all generally safe countries, but the CCP (or mostly Xi Jinping), has been threatening other countries like Taiwan and Philippines for a while now. Political stability is at a low and the threat of war is at a high since Chinas rise as an economic power.
https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/chinas-social-credit-system-speculation-vs-reality/Singapore had to start from zero after World War 2 and the failed merger with Malaysia, along with racial riots. And yes, the tax-free trade has benefited Singapore over the decades, so much so that despite having no natural resources, it has emerged as a strong economy.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/16/chinas-orwellian-social-credit-score-isnt-real/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkpe3z/china-social-credit-meme
And many took their wealth there when the Chinese Civil War ended. It's easy to boast about your country's wealth when it's pretty much a small city noted for being an offshore tax haven. China had to restart from zero, since in 1949 the country was in hyperinflation, the average life expectancy was 39, and 3-7 million died annually due to lack of food security.
I never mentioned anything about Chinas economy. I was criticising the CCP. The CCP has made China the 3rd least electoral democratic system in the world. Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of assembly are all severely restricted in China. But even Chinas economy has hit a wall in the past year. I do hope that they get out of the economic slump though.
I have been to China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan before, and they are all generally safe countries, but the CCP (or mostly Xi Jinping), has been threatening other countries like Taiwan and Philippines for a while now. Political stability is at a low and the threat of war is at a high since Chinas rise as an economic power.
And yes, many sources will tell you that there is indeed a social credit system imposed by the CCP, which severely restricts freedom.
Singapore had to start from zero after World War 2 and the failed merger with Malaysia, along with racial riots. And yes, the tax-free trade has benefited Singapore over the decades, so much so that despite having no natural resources, it has emerged as a strong economy.
Once again, Im not knocking on Chinas rise as an economic giant in the past few decades, but it could be so much more without the CCP, an entity which has been threatening wars and severely restricting freedom of its people. The people there arent even allowed to access YouTube, Google, Twitter, Facebook or Winnie The Pooh, for fear of corrupting the minds of their people.
Youll never see anything like Tiananmen in Singapore too.
Xi Jinping is an evil dictator and China would be far better off if the CCP was shot into the sun.
And Singapore is a democracy? LMAO says the one who defends your government not allowing criticism.Yes, Singapore is a democracy. We are given the chance to vote for PAP or opposition parties, which is more than I can say for the CCP.
So you can't disprove of the fact that Chinese cities are relatively safe so you moved the goalpost to international relations. How dare China defend its borders. You think those countries don't fight among themselves over maritime boundaries?I mean, it is considered a safety hazard for the citizens when the government or whatever the CCP calls itself is attempting to wage war with other countries who have a much better claim to their territories than China does. And you shouldnt be talking about moving goalposts when you brought up the economies of China and Singapore when I said nothing of the sort.
BS. I posted articles that disprove of the existence of the social credit system. It's up to you to prove it exists, Mr "it's okay when Singapore limits free speech".Okay, and I can provide sources of my own too that prove it exists:
And a city of 5 million is so comparable to the world's third largest with over a billion people, right?It doesnt matter how big or small the population is. There are similarities between many Asian countries after World War 2, where they all had to overcome challenges to develop in order to integrate into the modern world.
Implying freedom = ability to access Western social media LMAO. Tell me why Amos Yee was persecuted for making YouTube videos.I admit that Amos Yee shouldnt have been jailed for posting hate speech on religions and the governments, but he ended up being convicted as a pedophile after moving to USA anyway, so he clearly isnt right in the head.
And WTP is not banned in China. The fact that you think it is shows you have no comprehension of Chinese culture and society outside of shitty memes.I brought up Winnie The Pooh for memes and as a joke to lighten the mood, but you cant deny that restricting people from accessing widely used social media and search engines like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google is significantly impairing their ability to integrate into the modern world.
https://www.shanghaidisneyresort.com/en/attractions/adventures-winnie-pooh/
Yes, Singapore is a democracy. We are given the chance to vote for PAP or opposition parties, which is more than I can say for the CCP.
I mean, it is considered a safety hazard for the citizens when the government or whatever the CCP calls itself is attempting to wage war with other countries who have a much better claim to their territories than China does. And you shouldnt be talking about moving goalposts when you brought up the economies of China and Singapore when I said nothing of the sort.
Okay, and I can provide sources of my own too that prove it exists:
https://amp.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3096090/what-chinas-social-credit-system-and-why-it-controversial
https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/11/22/1063605/china-announced-a-new-social-credit-law-what-does-it-mean/amp/
https://www.businessinsider.com/china-social-credit-system-punishments-and-rewards-explained-2018-4?amp
It doesnt matter how big or small the population is. There are similarities between many Asian countries after World War 2, where they all had to overcome challenges to develop in order to integrate into the modern world.
I admit that Amos Yee shouldnt have been jailed for posting hate speech on religions and the governments, but he ended up being convicted as a pedophile after moving to USA anyway, so he clearly isnt right in the head.
I brought up Winnie The Pooh for memes and as a joke to lighten the mood, but you cant deny that restricting people from accessing widely used social media and search engines like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google is significantly impairing their ability to integrate into the modern world.
Says the Israel apologist. A state of anarchy where hundreds of millions would kill each over for food would be so great for American interests oops Chinese people.lol you got me confused with someone else. I've been loudly shitting on Israel, unless this is some weird insult about me arguing for voting Biden over Trump
LMAO you're lying now. Earlier you admitted that you aren't allowed to criticize the PAP but it's okay because muh prosperity!Yes, we arent allowed to criticise the PAP, but at least we dont mysteriously disappear even if we do. Also, we are allowed to vote for the opposition parties. I dont see any lies. These statements dont contradict each other.
More lies from you. China had not fought a war since 1979. China's military buildup is largely in response to the USA's Pivot to Asia program designed to maintain US influence in the region.Well, the CCP has been trying to exert its influence over Taiwan for many years (and Philippines in recent years). Xi Jinping has been vocal about resorting to the use of force to subjugate Taiwan (no different from Putin and Ukraine in the years leading up to their war).
LOL @ your claims that Vietnam and Philippines are somehow entitled to the SCS. Reminder when China drew up the maritime boundaries most SEA countries were foreign colonies.In the distant past, China attempted to lay claim to the South China Sea, but in the many centuries since then, Southeast Asian countries have established themselves as their own countries with clearly marked territories. Just because the CCP dug up some ancient map that says it owned the SCS doesnt mean they can bully Philippines and Vietnam around in the modern day.
More useless articles from from clickbait mainstream media simply recycling rumors. Why don't you actually ask actual researches?http://www.iberchina.org/files/2018/social_credit_china.pdf
https://jamestown.org/program/far-from-a-panopticon-social-credit-focuses-on-legal-violations/
Keep in mind in pretty much every Western country, if you fail to pay your court fines, you'd get your driver's licence suspended. But it's only bad when China does it right?
Oh please. Singapore was already developed under the British. China was barely industrialized before WW2, was under the control of bickering warlords, had regular famines that kill millions, and the average life expectancy was 39. Totally comparable!My country, Singapore, was absolutely a poor, third world country after World War 2. It was about as developed as you can get for a British colony at the time (which was much less than Britain itself). It took 3 decades (until around the 1980s) for Singapore to transform from a third world nation to a first world nation.
Oh so that retroactively justifies Singapore's draconian laws right? Didn't you claim Singapore to be a democracy?Singapore is a democracy, in that it allows us to vote for our preferred governing parties. Also, Singapores draconian laws arent as scary as they sound. If you dont commit any crimes, youre pretty much free to do whatever you want. Isnt that the same for most countries? In fact, the government in Singapore recently decriminalised gay sex, a positive step in modernising our laws.
Implying Western social media are the end all of knowledge, and that they don't have to follow the laws of countries they operate in. Someone who get their knowledge of foreign countries entirely from Western social media have no room to tell actual Chinese how to run their country.Its true that the Western world isnt the be all end all of knowledge, but completely closing it off is ruining the Chinese citizens of a chance at seeing multiple viewpoints from around the world.
Yes, we arent allowed to criticise the PAP, but at least we dont mysteriously disappear even if we do. Also, we are allowed to vote for the opposition parties. I dont see any lies. These statements dont contradict each other.
Well, the CCP has been trying to exert its influence over Taiwan for many years (and Philippines in recent years). Xi Jinping has been vocal about resorting to the use of force to subjugate Taiwan.
In the distant past, China attempt to lay claim to the South China Sea, but in the many centuries since then, Southeast Asian countries have established themselves as their own countries with clearly marked territories. Just because the CCP dug up some ancient map that says it owned the SCS because doesnt mean they can bully Philippines and Vietnam around in the modern day.
More proof that the social credit score does exist. If a company or an individual with influence makes a mistake in society, they are virtually blacklisted from future opportunities. I do notice that it is possible to reverse it and be whitelisted though, so maybe the social credit system could be useful if implemented right in the future? Still takes away a measure of freedom though.
My country, Singapore, was absolutely a poor, third world country after World War 2. It was about as developed as you can get for a British colony at the time (which is much less than Britain itself). It took 3 decades (until around the 1980s) for Singapore to transform from a third world nation to a first world nation.
I recognise the struggles of China in those days, but you cant deny the struggles that my ancestors had to face too.
Singapore is a democracy, in that it allows us to vote for our preferred governing parties. Also, Singapores draconian laws arent as scary as they sound. If you dont commit any crimes, youre pretty much free to do whatever you want. Isnt that the same for most countries? In fact, the government in Singapore recently decriminalised gay sex, a positive step in modernising our laws.
Its true that the Western world isnt the be all end all of knowledge, but completely closing it off is ruining the Chinese citizens of a chance at seeing multiple viewpoints from around the world.