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So which is it, NYT? Is the government's poverty alleviation program bad because it costs a lot of money and does too much, or is it bad because it is not enough and some people—inevitably, as they always will—fall through the cracks?

Gratitude for the program seems to be reinforcing the political power of the party in rural areas.

Yeah, apparently people like you when you demonstrate a genuine willingness to try to help them. Or maybe they should do nothing and expect to have people's gratitude anyway.

In Youfang, Mr. Zhang was quick to praise not just the poverty program but also Mr. Xi, comparing him to Mao.

“It is good for the country to have Xi Jinping,” he said, “and the national policy is good.”

:xi-clap:

EDIT: The comments were OK, sort of, but then I saw this little gem:

If China really wants to advance it's citizens knowledge and income then they should open up the internet to facebook and world wide web use. We put www. because most countries allow World Wide Web use. Not opening up their internet usage, without censorship, would produce a more knowledgeable nation and their computer skills would improve.

:cringe:

And let us not for forget:

In telling of her escape from North Korea, Park often says she crossed three or even four mountains during the night to get to the border and describes the pain she endured because her shoes had holes in them. However, Hyesan where Park was living is right on the river that divides the two countries and there are no mountains to cross.

Amongst many other things.

Based.

Hope my Beijing bros are able to see my posts and report to Xi that I have been doing good, which means I will hopefully have those front-row tickets to 7SENSES delivered on time.