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(there was a story recently where French journalists couldn't name any Chinese people besides Xi)

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[–] Hermes@hexbear.net 24 points 2 weeks ago

There was a joke going around XHS a few weeks ago about how every academic paper coming out of China had the same guy working on it, I think it was "C. Zhang"?

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn't that the guy who's been making videos about how China is on the brink of collapse for the past 20 years

[–] Vampire@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago
[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Banned@hexbear.net 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Vampire@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is this a joke account with the username Banned that just goes around posting asterisk Removed by mod asterisk

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yes and then the mods remove the comment to follow through with the bit

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Do the people have to be alive?

Anyways it shouldn't be difficult even for a total fool, just by watching TV you should probably know 4:

  • Xi Jinping
  • Jackie Chan
  • Yao Ming
  • Jack Ma
[–] Vampire@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Jackie Chan

He was born and raised in British Hong Kong

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

Ok, I still pass the test, unless westernized nicknames don't count, I have no idea what's the original name of Jack Ma

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

His name is Hongkong born Chan

[–] Vampire@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

Chan Kong-sang

[–] Vampire@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

Do the people have to be alive?

That was the French interview, they were asked to name 'trois chionoises vivants'

You could just memorise the Eight Immortals then you've permanently solved the question.

[–] Lobster@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't follow fighting sports

[–] Lobster@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

I do so I also know Big Bang Zhang, but he is less famous

[–] RION@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

In all honesty I would probably be humbled by this question, but moreso because of the stunlocking effect it has a la "name a woman". When that story came around and I tried it myself I did pull Hu Jintao pretty easily but then gave up, then looked at other people's comments and was like "oh yeah duh"