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Under “dictator” Mao, life expectancy in China increased by 30 years, literacy rates went from 20% to 70%, steel output grew from 1 million to 23 million tons, 47 million hectares of land was taken from landlords and given to peasants, and China was unified under a strong central state and got nuclear weapons.
Despite his failures, it does not take a rocket scientist to understand why Mao is revered in China.
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Mao's Great Leap Forward and related policies caused an estimated 30-45 million famine deaths in 1959-1961 alone, with total excess deaths under his rule often estimated at 40 million or higher.
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The hardline ethno-obsessives would repatriate these young lads to God-knows-where. I think we should embrace and applaud them. (And, thankfully, I think most British people would agree.)
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I’m so proud of Harry Kane. He conducts himself well, is a real gentleman and a family man. A terrific role model for boys - and a great ambassador for his country.
We focus so much on the wrong uns that’s worth acknowledging.
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✉️ President #Putin congratulated @LulaOficial on his re-election as President of Brazil.
💬 Your personal contribution to strengthening the strategic partnership between Brazil & Russia cannot be overstated.
t.me/MFARussia/32971
🇷🇺🇧🇷 #RussiaBrazil
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To everyone celebrating Lula’s reelection victory, I just want us to all acknowledge Erika Hilton right here. She’s a Black trans woman who became the most voted congresswoman in Brazilian history this cycle and has been campaigning nonstop for Lula in the second round
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China congratulates Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on winning the presidential runoff, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday.
China stands ready to work with Brazil to continue building a China-Brazil community with a shared future, Guo said. (Photos via VCG)
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Congratulations to President Lula on a stunning, historic re-election.
A political comeback that will be remembered for generations to come.
This is a victory for the people, for the planet and for peace.
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Brother @LulaOficial - you are a true man of the people, not just of the Brazilian people but the people of the world.
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Minha gratidão eterna ao povo brasileiro, à juventude que tomou as ruas em defesa da democracia e a cada pessoa que fez um esforço imenso para votar e defender o futuro do nosso país.
Vocês me emocionam e renovam minha esperança. Essa vitória é de um povo que acredita, que luta e que não desiste de construir um Brasil mais justo, soberano e democrático.
Muito obrigado, Brasil!
Essa vitória é nossa. A vitória é do povo brasileiro!
📸 @ricardostuckert
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Huge news for Latin America, and the world:
Lula da Silva has won reelection in Brazil, despite blatant electoral meddling by the US.
Brazil is the biggest country in Latin America, a major geopolitical power, and a founding member of BRICS.
The US empire wanted to put back in power the corrupt, far-right Bolsonaro dynasty, which is extremely pro-US and pro-Israel.
The Bolsonaros vowed to minimize Brazil's role in BRICS, serve the interests of Brazilian oligarchs and big landlords at the expense of the working class, uphold the global US dollar system, and let US corporations plunder Brazil's natural resources -- especially its rare earths and critical minerals, which the US wants to reduce its reliance on China.
In contrast, Lula comes from a poor family and has always put the interests of the working class first. He has a non-aligned foreign policy, 100% supports Palestine, strongly believes in the importance of Global South integration and cooperation, and was a co-founder of BRICS.
Lula will deepen Brazil's partnership with China and the rest of the Global South. He will also continue to push for the transformation of the international financial system and will challenge the global dominance of the US dollar, which infuriates Washington.
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Latin America has not fallen to the Monroe Doctrine yet.
The ‘B’ in BRICS resisted the will of Washington through mass mobilisation.
The US vassal candidate Flávio Bolsonaro was defeated. Lula Da Silva has triumphed.
Brazil will not go the way of Venezuela or Argentina.
Lula Da Silva has won Brazil’s🇧🇷 Presidential election.
Despite fierce US-Israel axis pressure, Brazil did not become the next Latin American country to fall to the revived Monroe Doctrine.
A major assault against the BRICS project has been thwarted.
Through popular resistance and mass mobilisation, the might and will of Washington’s empire of hypocrisy and barbarism can be thwarted.
Here is Lula in 1978, leading the metalworkers’ union strike against the US-backed fascist dictatorship, in which he secured wage increases. He was imprisoned by the dictatorship.
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🚨🇧🇷 NEW: 50% of the vote has now been counted in the Brazilian presidential election
🔴 Lula (PT) - 50.14%
🔵 Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) - 49.86%
Lula leads Bolsonaro by 172,502 votes
