Why is it that some places like China tend to be very strict and regulated when it comes to civil rights?

The chink fears the superior white and black man

Thanks Nathan

Because the ones in power are scared of losing power.

This, the only reason Asians are anti-immigration is because they know they cannot compete in a globalized society.

Literally because of Confucius

Because despite there being a general Chinese identity, China is still absolutely massive, it's as if Europe and the Middle East became one country, there's going to need to be a lot of work put into keeping a country like that unified and together, not allowing freedoms is the most obvious tactic there.

This. People genuinely don't seem to understand how not only physically massive but also populated China is. You could not run a country this size on a more laissez faire system, it would balkanize as it has several times in the past.

Keep in mind that China, a single country, has twice the population of the entire European continent.

That what a lot of empire and nations do. Not really a commie thing

way too generalized and hardly proves the point.

>every empire ever

Three times*

This is the only real answer in this thread as regards to China.

The Chinese were absolutely autismal regarding the existence of a unified state that it was existential for them. This thinking was born out of the Warring States period in which the violence between the States caused Chinese thinkers to call for a unified, stronk, government under the bearer of the Mandate of Heaven.

Not everything in China is based on its past, anons.

Oh really? Then why claim all those islands in the south China sea? Why invade Tibet? Why claim land in Bhutan? Why claim taiwan?

It all has to do with the past you simpleton.

China's population is 1.38 billion. Populaiton of Europe is 743 million.

So almost double.

Depends on where you go really. People forget that most Chinese are still fucking poor. Real poor.

Also, no, it's not awesome for foreigners. Not being able to own real estate. Getting shafted by almost every Chinese financial institution for being foreign.

Not him but China is wierd like that when it comes to their immediate neighbors. It's why they treat them like shit but are nice to people who are in countries thousands of miles away.

The War of the Three Kingdoms happened specifically BECAUSE the Mandate of Heaven failed spectacularly as a system.

>implying foreigners actually settle down in China instead of bouncing after being an English teacher for 4-6 years.
China's pretty awesome as long as you don't expect to actually be a part of Chinese society

This is why I live in HK

>HK is SOVEREIGN

>Not everything in China is based on its past, anons.
>Insert Autistic Arguments about Necessity of there being only one China.

It is for now, sorta kinda. We got another 30 years of this ride.

>All those guys breaking attention and look-like they don't know whats going on.
Come on.

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Iono, maybe ask the USSR?

Its to prevent Soros taking over China and overthrowing the State.

Everything in China is based on the past. Even a new country like the US tries to seek their "glory past days". A country like China has the most well kept historical records of any country on earth. They have a very long tradition/history/culture and ofcourse their pride.

The 100 years of humiliation wrecked this mindset and inturn the PRC is what's come out of it.

And then there was the Cultural Revolution.

That was also due to the hundreds of years

You can see it clearly : the Qing were zealous luddites, the CCP are ruthless technocrats

>hmm... be nice to each other?

Easier said than done when you have over a billion people in your country. If you're being GENEROUS and saying 10% of them are absolutely fucking stupid that's still over a hundred million fucking retards. Retards in 'free' countries tend to fuck it up for everyone too.

Republican/Communist China are far less based on the past than Imperial China was.

How the fuck else do you keep things civil with a population that big with so many regional ethnic groups and dialects?

collectivism

>Russia is European
Lol

The PRC and Republican China did their best to argue that they are a break with the past. Both considered China to be stuck in and dragged down by the past

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elites dont want to lose their power or represent citizens, so they have to keep their citizens weak or they will dethrone them

So what happened in the USA?

same shit to a lesser degree
anywhere with centralized power is like this

I don't think I should have the right to vote. How do I give away this right? I don't want it.

Just don't vote, it doesn't make much difference anyway. Either way you have no authority expected of a democratic citizen.

>You could not run a country this size on a more laissez faire system

They have been like that for 5000 years.

>Oh really? Then why claim all those islands in the south China sea?
To provide a base of power to break out of a US-led naval blockade based on the encirclement by US-aligned Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Guam.

>Why invade Tibet? Bhutan?
To keep the door shut against an invasion by India, secure the sources of the Yellow River, Yangtze River, and the Pearl River deltas and prevent a US- or India-aligned Tibet from cutting off or poisoning all of China's water.

>Why claim taiwan?
Because having a giant unsinkable US aircraft carrier right on your doorstep is unacceptable.

>invasion by india

real talk has india ever succeeded at invading anywhere?

The larger a group you have, the more laws you need to ensure everyone follows the same ideals.

>Because having a giant unsinkable US aircraft carrier right on your doorstep is unacceptable.
Wait, so Taiwan is a threat because of America... so that justifies antagonizing America even further by threatening to invade Taiwan? Face it, this has little to do with geopolitics.

Taiwan is a threat because it represents the legacy of a CCP-less China. It's why Taiwanese independence is a red line. You can say muh unsinkable US carrier but that applies to Japan and Korea too, but theres far less antagonism in that regard.

Bruh you and I both know that America would align itself against any nation that got too powerful. They did the same thing in the 80's with Japan and they were aligned with the USA since WW2

>Degeneracy
Every /pol/tard should have to begin posts w a buzzword like this. So we all know who to disregard.

Asians are more rational than whites so they focus less on arbitrary morality but instead on society efficiency.

Because they don't need civil rights.

Lack of "civil rights" is historically the norm rather than the exception.

Taiwanese independence is a red line because the territorial integrity meme is the justification for keeping Xinjiang and Tibet. If they let Taiwan declare independence, this opens the door for other parts of China to vote themselves out. They can for now tolerate Taiwan being controlled illegitimately by the remnants of the Republic, as long as they can pretend it's a contention between the People's Republic and the Republic over who rules all of China, not a part of China attempting to breakaway.

>Focus on society efficiency
>Society stagnates and Asia turns into a shit hole
>Focus less on arbitrary morality
>What are the Buddhist and Buddhist Wars?
>More rational
>Muh collectivist society and peer pressure.
>I was just doing what everyone else was doing instead of thinking for myself and doing what is right.

So's catching plague. Why do you like to worship feces?

>To keep the door shut against an invasion by India,

Absolute lol

>secure the sources of the Yellow River, Yangtze River, and the Pearl River deltas

This didn't require seizing the entire country.

>Because having a giant unsinkable US aircraft carrier right on your doorstep is unacceptable.

So South Korea next then?