It's easy to criticize the "greed" of a country that size who just a few short decades ago saw 90% of its population living in severe poverty.
With such a drastic reduction in poverty of that level in such a short period, what would you expect?

Because this is current year Canada. Where we promote the culture of the individual even when it contradicts the values of the host culture. Ie, multiculturalism.

while I understand what you're saying and getting at, on the flip side though China is #2 in the world for R&D spending, and the trajectory of China's investment into r&d is going to eclipse the US in a number of years

again, while I get what you're saying, you do realize that low and mid lvl markets are dominated by Chinese brands right? its understandable that the high end market is still dominated by brands outside of china, simply because of the giant head start, the history, the brand power, that the market outside of china brings...

^^ I guess I am trying to say is that if these Chinese love their country so much they should be buying from Chinese company instead of using iPhones etc etc etc. I have no issue using a xiaomi cell phone. Is cheap is decent and does what I want.

Actions speak louder than words.

Uhh they are buying Chinese products. Huawei and Xiaomi has a good hold of the chinese cell markets and even though you buy apple you are still supporting China as they are made in China and therefore pays into the system. Hell almost everything is made in China and therefore most items regardless of origin funds the CCP.

China's pretty damn big, and at different pockets, there are some huge investments resulting in (gov't / private) economical spurts. I consider these fast changes where sometimes faster than any countries I've seen in the past 10 years.

These two quotes go hand in hand. China has grown super fast in the last 20 years, and yet lacked the social education to accommodate the ethical aspect of things.

For once, I'm proud of HK this weekend as there wasn't huge disruption of tear gases and riots. Super thankful. Thank you for the Van police for making peace at the skytrain (sat) & China embassy (sunday).

Only funny thing I saw was signs "no secession".. errr wtf how did that come about?

https://images.thestar.com/cYoMfgVOY...l/hongkong.jpg

I can afford one of those and I wasnt sponsored by the CCP or my family or involved in bribery/corruption. Keep painting every rich mainlander as some sort of a corrupt individual shows just how much hatred there is and why this divide is just growing wider. Only Hongers can be rich and also still claim to be morally upright eh ?

Funny you mention that coz a friend of mine who is from China went to the protest to cheer on the the pro Chinese snapping pics and posting videos. I simply ask is she using an iPhone to take those pictures(we all know she uses an iPhone) on her wechat comments. And my comment was deleted within 5mins of posting it then I got block lol. Such glass heart I must have shatter it pretty hard.

Aren’t your earnings from working for a Canadian company, in Canada? Honest question. I don’t know if I remember correctly.

Why does a pro-china buying a non-china brand matter? It's a global market, products & materials are sourced from all corners of the globe... you're not going to find much that's only made in one country unless it's something that's selling in a dollar store...
If you are pro-HK, does that mean that you cannot own anything that's made in China without being a hypocrite?

C'mon guys, let's focus on the real issues here... not if someone owns a Ferrari or uses an iphone...

i work in management at the ports. i made most of my money on the market buying canadian and american stocks.

Wow, what a bunch of winners right here. People like this make me ashamed to be chinese. FailFish

Ahh the Chinese Karen, the one that will flip out when the restaurant gave her hot sauce instead of the oil. She probably thought you are mocking her super serious "social advocacy" post.

There are these glass hearted people in all races and ethnicity.

All kidding aside. Chinese domestic market is huge. The Chinese you see and hear about is less than 1% of the population. Just tip of the iceberg. Chinese do purchase their own product, if you look at entire population of a whole Chinese probably uses 90% domesticate produce and 10% international.

Alot of the international brand in China produce their product in China specifically for the country. For example they have a seperate line of Mercedes in China that is made inside the country for consumption in China.

See that's the funny part. They felt so embarrassed about it. Nothing wrong with snapping pics and videos using your iPhone when you are at the pro China protest. But the way she reacted when I point it out is pure gold. I have no issue using a Chinese brand phone in public at all.

Is the way they act like they must use other foreign brand to show off their wealth.

Removing Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior From China
https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/08...ing-cib-china/

Today, we removed seven Pages, three Groups and five Facebook accounts involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior as part of a small network that originated in China and focused on Hong Kong. The individuals behind this campaign engaged in a number of deceptive tactics, including the use of fake accounts — some of which had been already disabled by our automated systems — to manage Pages posing as news organizations, post in Groups, disseminate their content, and also drive people to off-platform news sites. They frequently posted about local political news and issues including topics like the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. Although the people behind this activity attempted to conceal their identities, our investigation found links to individuals associated with the Chinese government.

Gee, why does China need to spread propaganda to sites that mainlanders can't even access?

Past example and evidence from Australia are suggesting that there is state-backed propaganda machinery working behind the scenes to arrange these. Typically, it is the United Front, though it can be one of their many proxies as well.

In the case of exchange students, examples from Australia have also indicated there is someone who actively guides / keeps taps on the exchange students. Don't go along with what you've been "told" to voluntarily do? There will be "consequences".

Really? Hongers don't buy name brands eh ? Why the fuck does Hong Kong have like 8 LV stores in a city footprint that's smaller than Vancouver ? Don't talk like your shit doesn't stink.

To appease the literal bus-loads of mainland tourists. :troll:

because pen15 is small

so you think it's completely plausible that the USA has somehow paid Canadians to protest against the CCP? If anything, it's much more plausible that the pro-China supporters were paid by CCP to disrupt pro-HK protests here.

canadians? no man, the CCP media was talking about the CIA inciting protestors in HK not locally here. Im sure all the local protests here are just a bunch of canadianized hongers because they all speak fluent english. Most of the CCP supporters cant even put two fucking English sentences together.

That's actually true. I stayed at my aunt's in Tuen Mun close to the border and every weekend at the local mall was packed with Mainlanders walking around with luggages shoving makeup and clothes into them.

Don't forget baby milk formula and accessories.

But that's a whole other topic.