In all the years I've been around, both on the internet & among friends and acquaintances from Asia (incl. Taiwan & China), WtP has been a symbol of resistance against Xi Jin Ping and authoritarianism in China.

I know .ml is heavily tankie in general, but just need a double check from the more reasonable parts of the internet.

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[–] 3 points 10 months ago

You're right, it could've been a case of preemptive obedience by the censors, based on popularity and face-losing potential of the meme. I vaguely remember reading about him not being pleased. But it's also been a decade.

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