Been lurking here for a while now so now's probably a good time to introduce myself.
I was born in Fujian (Ayyy CV-18 let's gooo) but immigrated to Canada along side my family at a very young age. Growing up, I noticed the consistant negative views on China around my environment and never really understood why the Western perception of China was vastly different from my parents and relatives. Places such as r/sino and r/GenZedong really helped me understand the geopolitical complexities of China and the West, especially since 2019 after what had went down in Hong Kong. On top of international relations, and the CPC's political and socioeconomic theory, I've always been interested in the rapid development of the China, its armed forces, and its equipment but wasn't really able to find place where this information could be found, documented, and shared. Before discovering this forum, I had resorted to ifeng and China Military for most of my updates on the PLA which wasn't the best. The quality of information on here far exceeds what other sites provide such as 90% of YouTube, and doesn't seem to bash China at any given opportunity. Seeing the longivity of this site, I hope to see you all for years to come.
Why are you everywhere, Loveleenkr? Are you in my walls?