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Originally Posted by noodle
That actually brings a question to mind. When people say that China has this "complete control", or lies in the media etc. How do you mean? Do you mean like back in the day, communist countries, or dictators or what exactly?
Now, I went to china for about a month last year. I generally found that most stereotypes about China were pretty inaccurate. But of course, this "complete control" isn't so obvious to see. The only thing I can say, is that many people were extremely educated about foreign affairs. In fact, I was pretty shocked to have a conversation with someone about Algeria, when most people I meet in England have never heard of Algeria. And when I tell them it's in Africa, they ask why arn't I black  . So, for the media, education etc, I find the chinese pretty well informed.
So yeah, what's meant by you guys that say "complete control" etc?
EDIT; JoshA, don't worry, if China were to ever invade or start a world war, Australia would be treated really well. They have a pretty huge community in Australia, and I've never heard a bad word about Australia from the Chinese. Heck, they even admire your prime minister. They love the fact that he speaks Chinese really well. |
Not sure how to answer that, because it comes from almost everything we learn about China. Every documentary I've ever seen and all the news I see. Of course things are changing there, but I still am not ready top believe anything the leaders in china say.
Isn't Algeria near Argentina?
Were you in the foreign legion?
I love algerian movies and beef jerky!
