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they are still making new laws and enforcing them retroactively:

give back your bonuses

fines for tech companies who broke the rule in the PAST

impossible to plan for that kind of thinking - but i can't say it does not happen in the USA as well (Trump 965 tax - retroactive 8 years).

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yellow lights ban is hilarious - we don't want you to choose - you will be told to stop or go - no exceptions - love that. Even if someone knew that this was going to result in chaos - they were too scared to tell the boss - which i think is the root of nearly everything you mention - constructive criticism is not even a term they know.

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How is it possible to turn a fatally flawed policy into actual law without anyway stating the obvious along the way? It's like a Monte Python skit.

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Because Chinese people fail completely at critical thinking. Their primary fear is standing out or causing disharmony. Being wrong about something important takes a distant second place.

That's why Chinese people's vaccination rate is so high (irrespective of the country they live in) and why they still wear face masks today.

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Completely fail? That seems a bit broad to put it mildly. Plenty of people immediately recognized that the rule was moronic and said so. That said, you are certainly correct that - as in all countries with high population densities - a preference for ‘going along’ is quite widespread.

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India has a higher population density than China, but the people are incomparably less conformist. UK and Netherlands also.

It's an oriental thing. Genetic & cultural.

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Following your guide, and 15 days wait time to change my "Real Name", I managed to get a Dutch credit card into WeChat Pay! Thanks.

Dutch welfare is the opposite of "subsidizing the lazy". It is brutally punishing: think unannounced inspections of your home, a public servant checking your bank statements, constant uncertainty due to changing rules. Welfare means replacing an extended family safety net with exploitation.

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Who takes WeChat Pay in the Netherlands?

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Still trying to find someone! There's a local shop called "Super Panda" the "Chinese Supermarket". Or perhaps the "Ochama" app which gaining in popularity here (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jd.mca) No luck yet tho.

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