China has a way of strangling like a boa constrictor. Most of these snakes are big, not particularly fast, but can wrap themselves around a small animal and squeeze until the bones are broken, then
injest the whole thing when it is softened up, but still warm. China is doing the same thing to its big social media giants, first criticizing them for their laxness in censorship, now getting the government involved in managing the companies more directly. They do not like the platforms that allow too much criticism of the central government, and spread ideas that don’t include the Communist Party running the country. Shame, shame.
China pretends its purpose is to help the people. It’s real purpose, tucked away in guidance and policy, is to preserve the Communist Party. Woe be anyone who gets those two confused. The Party cannot rule a democracy. There is nothing democratic about a one-party system.
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