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Wildliferanger on Dec 30, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Xi Goes Full Stalin with Purge

What if they said that after planting false trails or setting up people to spefically cause purges. Witchhunts tend to be a good time for the intel guys to set up people with just rumors and whispers with far less blowback than trying to assassinate them.

pintxo on Dec 30, 2023 [–]

Might also be a good time to hire informants. When you’re suspected of spying anyway, you might as well collect the benefits for doing it.

Zuider on Dec 31, 2023 | [–]

Given the intensive surveillance state set up by the CCP, it would be very hard to hide such benefits.

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