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China's Xi says reunification with Taiwan is 'inevitable' in New Year's address (www.france24.com)

submitted 10 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] Sina@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Chinese Intelligence both believe and be good enough at handling bad news to accurately report that up the chain of command

There is some evidence that supports subordinates telling ξι such bad news to be unlikely.

[–] DdCno1@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

Especially in China. That's a place where it's not uncommon for very high ranking members of the government/party/major companies and public figures disappearing for months on time if not indefinitely. If it can happen to those people, it can happen to bearers of bad news much further down the line. Not to mention, Xi has been busy purging anyone who even looks remotely competent/threatening (same thing, really) for a while now in the very old-fashioned sense of the word, which isn't exactly conductive to a smooth running state either.