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I've put it on my list. First heard about it in an episode of some podcast I listen to. I've been evading anything Chinese Sci-Fi as yet, but I'm trying to read a some of this stuff at least, because other persons seem to like it and I'm another person and maybe I'm one of those other persons.
I also read an [article](https://www.zeit.de/zeit-magazin/2018/42/science-fiction-autor-liu-cixin-china) about Cixin Liu a few weeks ago (warning: German language & commercial newspaper). He appears to have an interesting biography: Worked a dead-end office job in a water energy plant, got bored and used his mostly idle hours at work to write. Claims not having written anything substantial for many years, though, as he seems to suffer from some sort of writer's block, at least in terms of epic Sci-Fi stuff, if I recall correctly.
It's funny how he appears to have adopted a rather "Not my department" attitude. He's member of several of the Party's cultural commissions and so forth, and ostensibly does not really care to much about day-to-day politics. Reeks of opportunism, but who am I to contrive of such allegations.
I think he has a case by pointing out "The West's" hypocrisy, though, as not only the Chinese tread on civil/human rights. Mass electronic eavesdropping, for example, is a Western invention, and the Chinese govt. adopted it. Social credit scores govern whether I can take a loan or not and are not exactly China specific. My goverment is just not as blunt and does not call it that way, or outsources its work to paypal et al.
Anyway, I digress. Just wanted to write something on this nice late autumn evening before my comfy little evening walk. It's dark already. When I walk along the maple-lined avenues, illuminated by the melliferous streetlights, auburn leaves rustle under my steps and whirl up sweet and bitter fragrances. It's quite rainy these days and my red windbreaker keeps me warm.
Just like this textboard. Pretty ergonomic, and fashionably lean overall. Keep it up. Thanks!