Bizarre Rules in China That You Must Follow

Notoriously Banned Phrases

The Chinese government decided to completely redo how long presidential terms are... Meaning that the current president could stay as long as he likes. At the same time, President Xi Jinping released a list of words and expressions that were to be censored by the government. This includes: "I disagree," "I oppose," "personality cult," and "emigrate." This has been in place since 2018.

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