☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to China@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 2 months agoPresident Xi Jinping’s campaigns to crack down on corrupt government officials and promote a more equal distribution of income have made displays of wealth not just passe, but potentially dangerouswww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: sino@hexbear.netchina
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkPresident Xi Jinping’s campaigns to crack down on corrupt government officials and promote a more equal distribution of income have made displays of wealth not just passe, but potentially dangerouswww.bloomberg.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to China@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: sino@hexbear.netchina
minus-squareeatCasserole@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·2 months agoIt’s interesting how the heading includes “potentially dangerous” but the article never follows up on that bit. I guess any story about China just has to sound scary.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 months agoIt’s clearly scary for oligarchs who are used to being able to live like kings.
minus-squareeatCasserole@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoTrue true, the moment they realize rules actually do apply to them would be a bit unsettling I’m sure. I suppose “cracking down on corruption” is a scary phrase for some of these people too.
It’s interesting how the heading includes “potentially dangerous” but the article never follows up on that bit. I guess any story about China just has to sound scary.
It’s clearly scary for oligarchs who are used to being able to live like kings.
True true, the moment they realize rules actually do apply to them would be a bit unsettling I’m sure.
I suppose “cracking down on corruption” is a scary phrase for some of these people too.