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-Aerobrake- t1_iy5g925 wrote
Reply to comment by Laerson123 in ELI5: how are chinese protesters able to post videos with the great chinese firewall controlling internet? by TImetalker
> 1- The Chinese firewall doesn't control the internet, it only blocks access to some sites from within ISPs located there. Anyone can set a VPN, and it isn't illegal, even the government provides VPN.
This is extremely misleading, borderline false.
The only "legal" VPNs in China are the ones provided by the government which are backdoored by the government. They are not ways around censorship. Individuals running VPNs are absolutely illegal.
For actual info from not-a-tankie: https://nordvpn.com/blog/vpn-for-china/
> (that are basically color revolutions funded by imperialist countries)
wut lol
-Aerobrake- t1_j07zcup wrote
Reply to comment by SudoPoke in Japan to Manufacture 2nm Chips With a Little Help From IBM by Avieshek
The chances that China can actually fully take over Taiwan are zero, but the chances that they can make a very stupid and doomed attempt at it and get millions of people on both sides killed before their inevitable defeat are much higher than zero.