How Chinese media - and probably the leadership - became so convinced of a Beijing victory in Hong Kong's elections they wrote the story in advance.https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/11/25/hong-kong-election-beijing-media-delusions-victory/ …
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James Palmer Retweeted James Palmer
a point I didn't include in the piece but worth consideringhttps://twitter.com/BeijingPalmer/status/1198825452166668289 …
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What I'm hearing you call for is a return to the imperial examination system
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one of the things we're learning with deep dives into the extant data is how appointments for official posts were waaay more common than people coming through the exam system!
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Some eight-legged essays turning up with as few as three legs!
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the Song had a special, much easier examination for the relatives of high-ranking members of the government, which I assume featured questions like 'Confucius good? Yes/No'
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"Who is your most admired historical figure and why is it the Emperor?"
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