They did what to Chewbacca!?!

Sweet!

Incidentally, that seems to be exactly what the Chinese government does to undermine dissent. Small protests are fine, but anything that seems like more massive organization is swiftly suppressed. Maybe they remember the importance of mass organization to their own success in revolution.

And as an addition to that suggestion, construct the first nuclear plants near the government offices. Or better yet, that street of lobbyists. Or somewhere where the consequences of a nuclear catastrophe are within range. That is so that if nuclear advocates are serious about it and not simply engaging in wedge issue politics or NIMBY-ism, they can back up their inclinations with tangible actions.
The technology is one of the world's best hopes for combating climate issues, but too often it seems like a distracting unicorn tossed in, derailing green energy discussions. Researching nuclear is not something that is to be forgotten, but "what about nuclear" should not be an excuse to ignore the other more renewable and sustainable options that already exist, whether as potentially environment-saving as fusion generation or not.

Indeed. Said Lawrence Lessig actually ran in 2016 for the Democratic nominee (and additionally sits on the board of the Creative Commons organization), something that you probably already know, but bears relevance to dissipating the notion that "both parties are the same".
I'd argue today's Democrats are more like Rockefeller Republicans, as in less religiously extremist, though, but that would be pushing the same point basically.

The Invisible Pink Unicorn places the planets in their supposedly observed positions whenever those "pesky astronomers" make their studies, then moves them back again afterwards to their correct positions orbiting the planet Pluto!
That sound? Is of the IPU traveling at 0.75c, relativistic effects included!

That's also why having collections in unopened boxes is valued - being unopened is a rare feature that can't be restored once lost

This is actually a thing?
Maybe someone should create a product with the same packaging, but filled with the equivalent mass in sand. If it's not going to do anything except sitting around and looking pretty, maybe it might as well be something that doesn't end up as another polluting plastic gizmo.

China does have many aspects of its culture that have yet to be improved, but it seems that regarding women in STEM related fields they actually might be better than the Americans in that regard. Sure, size plays a factor, but that can also apply to instances of sexism in China. In any case, its not like America is much different with regard to female leaders and participation in tech; actually, China might be ahead there too, if some recent news articles are to be believable, and especially if Chinese immigrants are taken into equation.
From what I gather from my Chinese acquaintances, in general STEM fields are seen as appealing educational paths to study in, regardless of gender. Not to mention, many of the math and science teams from schools around here (granted, this is on the West coast) have no shortage of talented female members. In 1922, Bertrand Russell mentioned in a treatise on how the Chinese university seemed to illustrate a much higher degree of equality than would be expected. In the middle of the 20th century it was very much possible that China was much more supportive of women's advancement than the West. I guess the general urge to make progress may have ended up dissolving traditional gender stereotypes along the way in any case. There is not much use insisting on having women perform restrictive gender rolesã when the nation was in very dire need of their services. After all, as en vogue as the unenlightened practice of foot binding was at the time during the days of imperial China, the horse-riding Manchu princesses saw no need for such a crippling impediment to the cultural practices they would engage in.
Of course, that is not to disregard the very real issues of old traditions favoring male heirs and protecting sexual assault perpetrators of status. Also, the governing Party tends to be predominantly Han males, although that is more than just an issue of gender. I don't mean to apologize for China as some sort of beacon of equality or something like that, but for a formerly feudal nation with strict patriarchical institutions I am inclined to think that China has made trememdous progress. (INB4 wumao) The demeaning activities occuring at those companies are reprehensible, but it is likely that those are common occurrences in numerous high school parties in America, where even the idea of women taking forays into supposedly male roles in STEM seems to engender hostility, something which does not seem to be a thing in Chinese society-there's that stereotype of the tiger-parents expecting the thought of not doing so to be simply unthinkable-whether sons, daughters, or everything in between. Alternately, it could be that as China lifts itself up from its developing status, the ideal roles paradoxically may regress, as no longer does necessity render gender preassumptions ridiculous in the circumstances prevailing. From the current rhetoric of the CCP though, it seems that though they promote the adulation of Chinese culture, they still maintain the prior principles of gender equality; the need for skilled citizens in an increasingly globalized world would also seem to render any regression particularly unhelpful to a country's potential. In addition, as with numerous large countries, attitudes vary from region to region; no doubt in some villages, rural prefectures, or fundamentalist-adherent Islamic the expectation is still for women to (there was an article on this topic) marry and play the role of the housewife, but in the developing parts of China it is more likely that a daughter not educated in a prestigious university, or not studied in wulihua, would be an embarassment-likewise for males.
Wow, that got a bit extensive. But I did talk to an Asian friend about this, and they seemed to somewhat concur. China, as with elsewhere, still has much progress to make.
Well, in any case, sorry if this essay got a little off-topic. Although, taken in view of the other discourse on this posting, this probably isn't the most non-germane thing to ramble on about. åsèæäçsé...èï¼

On one hand China hates women, so they must be good. On the other hand, "muh trade war". Aagh, why do things have to be so complicated!?!

obligatory /sarcasm

Thanks for at least somewhat caring; if anything, it shows the govt. officials that actually seem to care about the issue.
Even if this ends up passing, I wonder if there is any technical solution to this? It'd be nice if there was a way to keep this kind of problem from being able to adversely affect users of the internet without having to rely on constantly making sure that our civil liberties are not being eroded; I guess that is political participation and democracy for you-and what the ACLU, EFF, and the friends are for ðY.

Not only does this damage the U.S.'s international standing, but this will likely also hurt the Iranian moderates whom had to negotiate the nuclear deal while trying to overcome opposition from hardliners in their own government. This may strike a blow against those moderates in the Iranian government, whom now, to the hardliners opposed to diplomacy, will be more vulnerable to criticisms from within their government, which does no good when the international community needs level heads from all the sides.
For the U.S., as many have aptly pointed out in the comments, this bit of petty backtracking does not bode well for future diplomatic processes with states like North Korea, with their own share of hardliners, whom may be more reluctant in making overtures diplomatically; hopefully those talks continue productively.

Facetiously speaking, they probably are becoming more like the West, in glorifying long working hours and career above all, et cetera.

As mentioned above by some users already, Asian culture in part does emphasize this kind of behavior quite a bit. I remember reading something about workers in Japan going to work in spite of adverse symptoms in the aftermath of that terrible subway sarin incident.
In addition, the Chinese have a fairly strong tolerance for suffering calamities, as their history would seem to illustrate, so it takes a lot for them to consider actual revolt and that stuff, least of all when the older generations, in general-not just in China, are not so inclined to upset the improved societal conditions they have nowadays.

How does is compare with the GDPR of the EU?

Could this possibly be just a manifestation of the already prevalent concept in many Asian societies of societal reputation/honor? One's honor/reputation already makes quite an impact there, and transgressing social norms often means ostracism and the necessitation of doing things to redeem oneself. I guess I'm sort of rambling here, but this system kind of just seems like a physical manifestation of what was already an uncodified but present aspect of Chinese society and culture. Then again, no-fly lists and the presence of records on minor crimes and financial history, that follow a person around and affect his/her treatment in society, is not really something unique to China.

Comfort women...with Chinese Characteristics?
(whoo, have some more fuel for the flames!)