Friends Don’t Let Friends Become Chinese Billionaires
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I had the honor of hearing and questioning the secretary general of AI in 2005. He started dodging my questions, couldn't provide logical answers, and overall competence was lacking - not a good reflection on any organization. Most people think what they're doing is a good thing because it seems morally accountable, and sign letters in the "name of freedom". If there wasn't such social stigma against objecting to AI, such an organization would not have such social impact.
China carries out the death penalty more than the rest of the world combined
This is a very anti-Chinese article, alluding to conclusions logical thinkers should not be making. Corruption is rampant in China, and some of these billionaires have gotten their money by exploiting millions of people and caused an ocean of pain and suffering - a debt they cannot possibly pay back in their lifetime. In such instances, I don't see why execution is wrong.
China also accounts of a significant portion of the world's population. This has nothing to do with anti-capitalism - it has to do with setting an example in a culture that leads by example. It's a country recovering from its own issues, and trying to create a more productive future.
In Chinese, big numbers are expressed as multiples of 10k, and 100M, e.g. 1 million is spoken as "one hundred ten-thousands" in Chinese. So I think someone incorectly translated 亿富翁 as billionaire, rather than 100 millionaire. It is worth noting that google translate also gets this wrong.