Show notes
The much anticipated second installment of the VanDeGraph and Ibxtoycat podcast where we pay homage to our new Chinese OverlordsFollow up of Canadian Election Results: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Canadian_federal_electionLocal Chinese Elections: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_China#Direct_electionsHukou Internal Passport system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HukouCanada's Investor Immigrant System: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Immigrant_Investor_Program Apparently this program was ended in 2014https://canadianvisa.org/canada-immigration/business/investor-visaHowever Quebec has its own special immigration system which continued to have this program until it was suspended on November 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 which was before the recording date of this podcast on October 30, 2019https://www.immigration.ca/quebec-immigrant-investor-programChinese Language Family: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SiniticMyriad: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyriadA time zone which certainly does not exist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_TimePeking vs Beijing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_BeijingBeijing is the romanization as according to the People's Republic of China standard of 1958, where as Peking was the romanization by French Missionaries in the 17th and 18th century. During this time difference language shifts may have occurred as well as the specific dialect chosen as the standard may have been slightly different. Torii Gates: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ToriiPicture of people taking pictures of the Leaning Tower of Pisa: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/Travel/2016/September/pisa-pictures-of-tourists-l.jpg?imwidth=1400Sino-Soviet Split: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Soviet_splitChina Three Worlds Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Worlds_TheoryWestern Three Worlds Model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-world_modelCrossover Episodes!War of the Heavenly Horses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Heavenly_HorsesBattle of Talas with the Abbasid Caliphate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_TalasAn Lushan Rebellion where a Turkic and Sogdian (Iranian group just north of Afghanistan in what is now Tajikistan) General launched a rebellion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan_RebellionSpecial Economic Zones of China:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_economic_zones_of_ChinaHong Kong Canadians: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_CanadiansPassport Index: https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php Chinese Dual citizenship is not recognized by the Chinese Government (except Hong Kong and Macau passports which are different) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_nationality_lawAmerican Citizens living abroad may need to pay US taxes: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/taxpayers-living-abroadCantonese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CantoneseFather of Modern China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yat-senUnited Front: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_United_FrontNew Democracy (explains Chinese Flag): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_DemocracyLandlords who are no longer with us: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Land_ReformSocialism with Chinese Characteristics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism_with_Chinese_characteristics Kuomintang which still exists and can win democratically in Taiwan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KuomintangOne China Policy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-China_policyTwo Chinas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_ChinasOne Country, Two Systems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_country,_two_systemsHundred Flowers Campaign: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Flowers_CampaignFive Barbarians (Wu Hu, who also are no longer with us): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei-Jie_war



