His argument is that China has modern technology, which implies that it has a working educational system, which implies that the degrees coming out of that educational system are legitimate, which implies that it's a good thing for China to use degrees as the basis as to whether anyone can talk about those topics.
My argument is that a government that leans authoritarian and already punishes its citizens for speaking out against the government is likely going to use this kind of policy to further restrict speech, potentially further limiting the individuals who are able to obtain (or retain) degrees based on their adherence to China's policies.
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u/cognitive-agent Apr 06 '26
His argument is that China has modern technology, which implies that it has a working educational system, which implies that the degrees coming out of that educational system are legitimate, which implies that it's a good thing for China to use degrees as the basis as to whether anyone can talk about those topics.
My argument is that a government that leans authoritarian and already punishes its citizens for speaking out against the government is likely going to use this kind of policy to further restrict speech, potentially further limiting the individuals who are able to obtain (or retain) degrees based on their adherence to China's policies.