"A Little Reflection on Patriotism" – General

sun-zoo.com — In honor of national day, a fenqing take on what it means to be a patriot.

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torisefromashes 2 years 18 weeks ago

How is this Fenqing? This is someone who saw the good in China and is quite optimistic (one could argue too much) about the future.

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