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China using families as 'hostages' to quash dissent abroad (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] eyy@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

ah, the north korean playbook

[–] GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Of having hysterical bullshit invented about them? True enough. Quick, does every man in North Korea need to have Kim's haircut or is no one allowed to have it?