Macy Gosewisch
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18 years ago, I started eating at this little Sichuan spot in Shenzhen’s Baishizhou village. Over time we became close friends with the family that ran it, so close that even my parents bonded with them during their annual visits.
They eventually moved back to their hometown in Dazhou, Sichuan, over a decade ago. We left Shenzhen for Chongqing nearly four years ago - just 250 km away.
A couple of years back we visited them together and celebrated my dad’s birthday there. This week the boss came to stay with us in Chongqing. We spent hours reminiscing about the old days in Shenzhen and charting about how much has changed.
Back when we first met there was no high-speed rail. The trip would’ve taken over four hours. Now she hops on a train and arrives in just two.
That turned into a bigger conversation about how safe, clean, and efficient the country has become. It wasn’t really a talking point back then. Shenzhen was vibrant, but polluted and rougher around the edges — pickpockets, break-ins, petty crime. Some of my older Hong Kong friends were actually nervous to visit me (although their worries were a bit dramatic and overexaggerated).
In those days locals would often ask foreigners, “What do you think of China? Do you like it?” They were proud even then, but you hear that question far less now. There’s a quiet confidence instead, especially among people born in the 80s or earlier who’ve witnessed a transformation that’s honestly hard to put into words.
Moving here 18 years ago remains the single best decision of my life. I’ve gained incredible lifelong friends, enjoyed so much of what this place offers, and watched a massive chapter of modernization unfold right in front of me. Sometimes I still look around and wonder how this is even possible.
That’s part of why I’ve been unapologetically vocal about my admiration for this country long before “Chinamaxxing” was socially acceptable 😄




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@tamanegisinbun 你这种狗杂,你美国爹拉shi给你日本爹吃,你日本爹在拉shi给你个小狗日吃,你tm在国内过的猪狗不如,被所有人嫌弃,在国外只能靠抹黑中国换一点点日本从美国讨来的狗粮过日子,sb东西,用的还是简体中文,怎么不用日语,怕你日本爹把你脸扇的你妈b都不认识
中文

#大涂鸦运动
#厕所革命
江西某中学,厕所被涂鸦:
“习近平死全家”
“中国人一切苦难来自中共”
“中共不倒 天理难容”
现场痕迹显示,此前可能已有类似标语涂鸦,但被校方覆盖处理🤔🤔


墙国蛙哈哈🐸@GFWfrog
#大涂鸦运动 商场涂鸦墙革命,坐标中国大陆某商场,涂鸦墙的“党领导人民”的党被划掉,写上“无论雨怎么打,自由仍是会开花”,“人民万岁”下面被写“可笑的网左” 😎 匿名投稿
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@tingting1827816 @TReverie CCPによって情報が隠されてなんの不自由もなく大人になってきたお前からしたらお前の母国はさぞ素晴らしい国だろうな
でも欧米諸国からみたお前らの国はどうだ?無礼な民族で嫌われまくっているよな?それが現実だCCPの現実を知りたかったらなんでも質問してきなさい。全て教えてやる
日本語

@lovejingmiao @MinMin89485072 Your people can only live under repression and tyranny without free speech?
I thought you were intelligent people?
English

@MinMin89485072 其实你这么说并不会让台湾人看得起你,台湾人内心上还是很歧视大陆人的,即使共产党不当政了
中文

@Ap3gyN @xu96175836 共产党的狗奴有脸说别人民主社会? 白纸运动 江油 哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
中文

@xu96175836 台灣就是台灣,與北京永遠不相干!
台灣人民有自主權決定如何做自己,如何走自己未來的路,北京永遠無權干涉與決定!
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@LuaTshingtikSB 我反对中国共产党妨碍你们这些奴才了吗。如果没有妨碍那你们骂我就是你们贱,如果妨碍到你们那我会很高兴,我就想妨碍你们,气你们😁😁
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