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supersnoop

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Chinese Americans are so good at academics, elite universities like Harvard and Yale, etc.. have to discriminate. I don't think Chinese American students themselves want to attend universities that are all asian. Would Harvard still be Harvard if it is 80% asian.

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Totally. Like how would you even know you were attending an elite east coast institution without white bro a$$holes on the rowing team or hearing about their Aspen ski trip after Christmas?
 

Equation

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Never even thought of it as "coded fear of anglo parents" or some hidden fear white people have of the "pro-social high IQ of Chinese nation" as you put it.
America is a multiracial society. Harvard doesn't want its student body to be overwhelmingly dominated by one group. If you only want merit, then Gaokao is for you.
America is NOT a multi racial harmonious society recently or in the past (no don't say at least it's better than some other countries). Don't forget all those legacy kids that gets into Harvard or elite schools just because of their rich family connections. It's not just only affirmative actions that are hurting and preventing Asian Americans from entering.
 

Strangelove

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Xi Jinping Thought Research Laboratory... LOL


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Russia launches lab to study Xi Jinping ideology​


The center aims at understanding the ideas of the Chinese president and strengthening relations between the two countries.

The Second Belt And Road Forum For International Cooperation – Day Two

China has attempted to position itself as a neutral peacemaker in the Ukraine war | Pool photo by Kenzaburo Fukuhara via




Xi-ism is on the march.

Russia has set up the first-ever program outside China to study the ideology of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the autocratic leader in Beijing who keeps a fierce grip on civil society and recently moved to become
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The Xi Jinping Thought Research Laboratory has been established at a major China studies institute in Moscow, with the goal of researching Xi’s ideas on economics, foreign and domestic policy, social policy, culture, art and ideology, according to the
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China and Xi remain among the Kremlin’s
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, even after Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February last year.

In 2025, the center will publish a series of scientific studies to acquaint Russian readers, including the authorities, with Xi’s ideas, and their significance for the development of China and Russia-China relations.

“We are well aware that today Xi Jinping’s ideas determine China’s policy in many areas,” Kirill Babaev, director of the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICSA RAS),
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the Chinese Xinhua news agency, on Tuesday.

“We need to know and analyze Xi Jinping’s ideas very well, because China today is our main strategic partner, our main economic partner. Therefore, in order to build relationships most effectively, our government needs to have a good understanding of what the ideological basis for the development of today’s China is,” he added.
 

drowingfish

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"While back in China, most of them will say in their group of roughly 15 or so friends, 1-3 will be lucky enough to have a job in the field they studied, the rest are either stuck at home, working for their parents, or delivering for MeiTuan. Feel whatever you want about what I wrote in my OP, but the preceding sentence is reality that more and more members, even the diehard ones, are willing to acknowledge is a current reality in China."

What? What type of industry or expertise/educational background did these 15 friends of yours studied? Finance? STEM related fields? I am asking because I don't want to misunderstand or misinterpret the context of what you posted I quoted above. Based on what you wrote, one can surmise that the current job marker in China is very tight, not as financially rewarding as in the U.S. not as wanted by Chinese Companies in tech or just in general, and the compensation is not very competitive compared to what American recruiters from x,y,z, American companies would do.

All I can say to that is BULLSHIT. Please, which company or companies in the U.S. are going all out in head hunting or out bidding would be recruits in whatever field of economy in America? Are we talking about the current job market? Or is your opinion based on the past trend, pre-covid 19 and pre-inflation period?

Look, I frankly don't give a toss if you prefer America, love American system, love American style of business etc..but for the love of Joseph, Mary, and Jesus provide some verifiable data to the claims you make, and that you seem to insist to be the true narrative of the overall job prospects in China right now.
i think there are two things whitchhunter doesnt understand. 1- 15 of his friends means nothing in the grand scheme of things. regardless of what you studied, if you cant find a job in that field, it just means you are not good enough. 2- recruiting is a business in the US, as it is in other places, if you have the qualifications they will fight hard over you, because people with the right qualification are rare. so if multiple companies are fighting over candidates, it tells me that the education system has failed to produce enough qualified candidates.
 

Overbom

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Xi Jinping Thought Research Laboratory... LOL


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Russia launches lab to study Xi Jinping ideology​


The center aims at understanding the ideas of the Chinese president and strengthening relations between the two countries.

The Second Belt And Road Forum For International Cooperation – Day Two

China has attempted to position itself as a neutral peacemaker in the Ukraine war | Pool photo by Kenzaburo Fukuhara via




Xi-ism is on the march.

Russia has set up the first-ever program outside China to study the ideology of Chinese President Xi Jinping, the autocratic leader in Beijing who keeps a fierce grip on civil society and recently moved to become
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.

The Xi Jinping Thought Research Laboratory has been established at a major China studies institute in Moscow, with the goal of researching Xi’s ideas on economics, foreign and domestic policy, social policy, culture, art and ideology, according to the
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.

China and Xi remain among the Kremlin’s
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, even after Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February last year.

In 2025, the center will publish a series of scientific studies to acquaint Russian readers, including the authorities, with Xi’s ideas, and their significance for the development of China and Russia-China relations.

“We are well aware that today Xi Jinping’s ideas determine China’s policy in many areas,” Kirill Babaev, director of the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICSA RAS),
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the Chinese Xinhua news agency, on Tuesday.

“We need to know and analyze Xi Jinping’s ideas very well, because China today is our main strategic partner, our main economic partner. Therefore, in order to build relationships most effectively, our government needs to have a good understanding of what the ideological basis for the development of today’s China is,” he added.
That's actually the first, very smart thing Russia did this year. Even though Russia is a friend of China, there is huge chronic lack of expertise on Chinese affairs. With this new research laboratory, studying something as important as Xi Jinping Thought, thats a good move for better understanding China and to better align with it in the future.

Who knows, maybe they will get enlightened and also adopt some of these ideas
 
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I am not going to get into whose perspective is right or wrong. However I do question your sources for the sake of casual debating. Isn’t your citations a false equivalence? The link to the tech hiring spree didn’t distinguish the hiring rate of new college grads from that of more experienced applicants. The second link to the unemployment rate encompasses everyone in the age bracket of 16-24 in which mostly nobody has relevant job experience. In addition, it doesn’t distinguish between the different majors and their hiring rates. So those two sources don’t really prove your point and can be used as evidence for cherry-picking.
Well to my knowledge the U.S. doesn't differentiate its youth job data based on industry they enter into, if someone else can dig around and find a statistic on that shedding light on the issue then that'd be appreciated. Since the main statistic we're using to corroborate job market sentiment is youth unemployment data, I'll just throw it out there that America's currently sits at 7.4%.

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Concurrently replying to @azn_cyniq who pointed out that hiring in FAANG right now is pretty slow and that small to medium sized companies and startups are what's doing the hiring, yes you can talk about how these places pay less and don't have as many perks as FAANG, but the point is they're still hiring and one can still get experience working for them. Yes, there are those affected by the FAANG layoffs who still haven't picked themselves up, but in the end a lot do. Afterall, the Bay Area's total unemployment despite all the layoffs still sits at a low 2.7-3%.

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Back to @LawLeadsToPeace addressing the second link, where if I'm not mistaken you're pointing out once again the fallacy that China's age 16-24 unemployment rate is the way it is due to people that age typically not working, unlike Americans who get jobs in supermarkets at age 16. If you've been following the Economics thread recently there's enough discussion already debunking that, frankly speaking at this point, pure cope theory. But I'll summarize the points here.
  • First the unemployment rate in 2019 before the pandemic and economic crackdowns happened was 10%, no matter the excuses doubling in just 3 years and constantly rising is a massive cause for concern, especially since China's generations are only getting smaller.
  • Two age bracket 16-24, what age do most people graduate from college? 21. So even if most Chinese teenagers and college students don't work part time jobs, that should really only contribute to a youth unemployment of 10%. The extra bump is indeed because of graduation aged youths 21-24, are unable to find work.
  • Three, even if a good chunk of them end up going to grad school that's not an indicator of a healthy job market, because of the additional burdens both the youths and their parents have to take on financially and academically. Not to mention that grad school has always been the pursuit of more elite students and standards will drop if they now become a mandatory next step for an economy where a bachelor's degree might as well be a high school diploma.
  • Just because this is often another cope argument, the argument that Chinese aged 25-30 have an unemployment rate of 5% so that must mean as youngsters get older its easier to find a job. No, those Chinese already found their footing in the job market pre-pandemic and pre-private sector crackdown, if the current cabal of unemployed youngsters when they turn 25 still can't find a job guess what? The next government report on unemployment will see an uptick in the rate for those aged 25-30.
 

coolgod

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Turns out the Economist's recent Uncle Sam's new pet tiger front cover illustration was very apt.


I have never heard Modi speak before, after watching parts of his speech I now understand why this man keeps winning in the land of the scammers, the man is a rock star.
 
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