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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 133 points 2 months ago (72 children)

Circle jerking about China is as ridiculous as circle jerking about the US. We've been here before with US vs USSR, but this time everyone has a megaphone and an IQ that can be measured with a ruler.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 56 points 2 months ago (25 children)

You keep on coping there little buddy. What's happening is that regular people from both countries are now talking directly to each other, and finding out what life is actually like.

[–] gubblebumbum@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

what was preventing them from doing it before?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lack of will on the part of Americans to engage on Chinese platforms like Xiaohongshu. The looming TikTok ban is what pushed people over the edge.

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