This will work until you publish stuff not allowed in china.
They live in Japan, so the worst that could happen is them getting banned I reckon
So what you’re saying is that when you use a platform from a country then you have to abide by the laws of that country? Thank you for this incredible insight!
Oh no, you got me there. You know very well what I meant, and you know it’s true.
But you know what, I hope it is a very good move for the illustrators and that the large following they get, allows them to further pursue their dreams. Good for them to not keep their eggs in the Twitter basket alone.
Yeah, I guess they’ll just have to live without making winnie the pooh jokes and talking about how evil see see pee is somehow.
Sure, or an actual depiction of country borders. There are many landmines hidden under truthfully things that China does not tolerate, and you seem to purposefully laugh them away.
You mean the actual borders as recognized by the UN and vast majority of countries in the world including the US?
Nah, Border disputes with Buthan and India, but more importantly the south China sea. The island disputes with Vietnam, Phillipines, Japan.
Even suggesting the border is not the way China’s official policy states will get you in trouble in China, and that’s what my comment initially was about. Japanese artists taking art in a platform where they open themselves up for potential problems with the PRC.
I’m not from around there, but the heavy handed way the Chinese government suppresses dissenting is worrying, and not something people are used to when from a free democratic society. There seem to be a lot of intricacies to what you can and cannot say. And even though Weibo gives people access to the immense user base, there is a risk. A moment of not being careful (saying something not acceptable to China) can have huge consequences (up to and including loss of freedom).
Well it’s pretty clear that Japanese artists are perfectly happy using Weibo. Meanwhile, I think people in the west should be more worried about the way western regimes suppress speech and freedoms. Here’s just one example. If that’s what a free and democratic society looks like then Weibo is a pretty good choice if you ask me.
