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> One last beat from a Zhihu commentator discussing the importance of studying official behavior as a matter of science: “the behavior of officials is a scientific discipline, it should be studied professionally as a scientific subject, just as understanding sexual chemistry is a scientific subject. Chinese people are generally too embarrassed to openly discuss matters of sexual harmony, and likewise are too ashamed to investigate the logic behind official actions.”

If you're not allowed to conclude that the whole system has to go, then it is impossible to have any credibility in saying that the whole system doesn't have to go.

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As a Chinese national and frequent Zhihu user, this comment is probably satire...

I would also like to say the idea that this system has to be changed/replaced is generally agreed upon.

> bgee 5 hours ago [–]

As a Chinese national and frequent Zhihu user, this comment is probably satire... I would also like to say the idea that this system has to be changed/replaced is generally agreed upon.

Have not heard about this. What ideas are floating around for the replacement?

I don't see what's wrong with the Zhihu comment... Sure the comparison with sex is a bit weird, but "the behavior of officials is a scientific discipline, it should be studied professionally as a scientific subject" sounds exactly like what all social sciences are doing when studying and researching political systems, so I don't see the problem there?

Also not sure what you exactly mean with "generally agreed upon" and "has to be changed/replaced". There could be varying degrees of interpretation, but I don't think by far that a radical change is a "general consensus" throughout the nation. Many do see that the system has been working for the country so far and are taking note.

In this context of the zhihu commentary, the comments are made actually by the CCP official wannabe. They not only do not want to destroy the system, they are the most ardent supporters.

I come across a lot of such people online. The same bureaucratic disease of any established government.

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