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Don’t they have something like 100 million members?

Given a population of 1.4 billion people, then this membership list is something like 7% of the population.

Some countries don’t even have 100 million people.

And it doesn’t even seem like you need to be anybody special to even join. Although I’m sure that the elite at the top, socializes often with CCP members for societal and business needs.

I’m certain that people in the west are making this out to be more of a bigger issue than it really is.

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Apparently some of the people on the list hold positions in Western companies. Which is probably of interest to those businesses and citizens of those countries.

Someone with access to Factset, Bloomberg, etc. could likely check this quickly?

McCarthyism is back, baby! This time with extra racism!

Why would cross checking a list of CCP members against employees be racism?

I’m sure the CCP members take an oath of allegiance to either China or CCP or both.

Wait - so never hire Americans?

If you’re American it’s fine to hire Americans. If you aren’t then it might depend on the nature of the work. You think China lets Americans run the great firewall for example?

Every foreign national has an oath of allegiance to their original country. Many foreign nationals also are affiliated to political parties. Why using a racist policy against Chinese?

So by this logic, in regards affiliations with political parties:

1) Foreign countries should never hire Americans that have either voted for Republicans or Democrats?

2) Or to hire Americans that registered as either a Democrat or Republican?

So, by this logic, if China took a countermeasure against this, then it would be illegal for the CEOs and corporate executives of American companies, to legally do business or transact in commerce in China.

Because they would have likely voted for a political party, or have registered to be affiliated with a political party.

This is a very slippery slope here.

Most of those countries aren't actively embracing the enslavement and brainwashing of an entire ethnic group.

Most countries don't have an oath of allegiance, at least for the general populace. I think most of the world thinks of them as some weird third reich-esque thing.

Why is checking for CCP membership racist? Unless, CCP itself is racist ...

If you think there is more racism here than the era when McCarthy was the new hotness....

So, the purpose of this list is a witch-hunt?

So the goal is to revive McCarthyism?

Did McCarthyism ever really go away? Socialist is still a swear word in political circles of the US. It’s the main reason we don’t have universal health care - as soon as anyone mentions it they get branded as socialist or communist. It’s also why our airlines are so crappy - I’ve always thought that trains and planes out to be nation-state level prestige projects.

> It’s also why our airlines are so crappy

You’ve gotta fly in First Class.

They say the air in the First Class cabin is different. It must be loaded with Perri-air [1] or something.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz0xULQIaSU

You're right, McCarthyism formally stopped, but its policies remain in force. But targeting and persecuting individuals would amount to reviving the few elements that we thought were surpassed.

Especially if they didn't report it in their documents submitted to the company.

To join prior to college is pretty hard and normally with great visibility if one made it. Otherwise it’s like a chore task for common students who cannot afford go abroad and wishes to join state owned enterprise

The dataset is just for Shanghai

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