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Why do libs refer to the Communist Party of China (CPC) as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)? (hexbear.net)
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It's a weird nitpicky thing that makes no sense. If you can't even use the actual name for the CPC why should I believe a single word you say about China?

Are most libs just this ignorant or is there some sort of narrative/propaganda behind getting the name wrong?

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[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

implies some sort of international communist cabal (a la red scare) while the CPC is more accurate as the Communist party is just one of the many political parties in China

This, but also the converse: CPC implies solidarity with an international communist movement, this party representing that in China. On the other hand, CCP just sounds like a party with two scary ebil adjectives, the party being at once both “Chinese” and “communist” 😱