Yes, China is still officially classified as a developing country and so gets cheaper postal rates. Also the Chinese government fully covers the export fees for small items, that's why you can order a bag of zip ties for 99 cents and they come all the way from Shenzhen.
Why? The one giving the order on the top is ultimately responsible. Insubordination against king Donald of Orange the First will probably get you court martialed and hanged...
Have you read the original? It's half book, half bible study. There are modern copies with most of the religious context removed or shortened which are great.
Yeah agree. I was living in China when it was recommended to me since it was super popular with the locals, but really couldn't get through.
I did enjoy the Western series though despite the mixed reviews, they reduced all the political clutter to the bare minimum to provide historical context, so maybe that's something to check out instead.
I didn't even make it through the first few chapters, Chinese writing style is just terribly convoluted and full of unnecessary pathos. Reminded me of some early 1700s literature from Britain, like Robinson Crusoe.
I've been using Nine as exchange client since 2014, it's working great. Didn't receive any updates in well over a year though, but that's hopefully because there's nothing needed.
The military probably knew all along, but are not going to tweet out their intel.