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This is the most interesting article I've read in 2019.
— Tanner Brown (@luoshanji) February 14, 2019
A glimpse of the dystopian future of Chinese thought control (h/t @niubi): https://t.co/rLx82wRrEK
Worrying; this is the stat to track: "there have also been reports that some work units have ordered employees to attain specified point levels, with disciplinary measures to be imposed for those who fail to comply." https://t.co/c6g5PJaPL8
— Robin Hanson (@robinhanson) February 17, 2019
Xi Jinping told those present that the Party “must utilise the fruits of the information revolution to consolidate the shared ideological foundation underpinning the concerted efforts of the entire Party and all the Chinese people.” - now give them 5G https://t.co/9BhCQC3I44
— Gen (Ret) Rob Spalding (@robert_spalding) February 16, 2019
perhaps the MOOC has finally found its niche. cf @dbandurski @cnmediaproject https://t.co/ABr03NvkHL via @tylercowen @BaldingsWorld
— Steve Randy Waldman (@interfluidity) February 16, 2019
The one must-read article so far in 2019. Esp for the No-Ideology ‘experts’ for whom #ChinaModel is only about economic competition. How Xi’s CCP is metastasising into every corner of your brain, turning you red w/ Frequent Reader points! https://t.co/Gegh0SE6yV
— SCS_Disputes (@SCS_Disputes) February 16, 2019
“Xi Study Strong Nation” illustrates and underscores the potential of the smartphone as a tool through which authoritarian regimes can shape and reinforce dominance over the population. https://t.co/1zqn0Qyn6o
— Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) February 16, 2019
.@dbandurski on the importance of “convergence media” and digital media development [to the CCP] as a means of strengthening the Party’s dominance of ideas and information https://t.co/BG3z4UyVt9
— Christopher Walker (@Walker_CT) February 14, 2019
"Forcing" government officials to download some app and read its contents is little different from on-the-job training & study material. ALL countries have it. It's interesting how something as innocent as this becomes "dystopian" just because it is China. https://t.co/fvRp1h6fyr
— Maitreya Bhakal (@MaitreyaBhakal) February 16, 2019