From: alan@thewoodfords.uk   
      
   On 26 Jan 2024 15:34:31 -0000, kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:   
   >   
   >The Worldcon took place in China, but the Hugo nomination, voting, and   
   >management process took place internationally and not in China.  Only the   
   >ceremony itself took place in China.   
   >   
   >Gary is kind of over the top in his dislike of the Worldcon going to China,   
   >and while I disagree with him about that, I have to say this is a major issue.   
   >I expect the Worldcon committee to bow to the will of the local government   
   >in every possible way because that is how conventions operate in the real   
   >world.  However, I do not expect the Hugo awards or its administration   
   >subcommittee to do so.   
   >--scott   
      
   In an ideal world, yes, but in this one, I can't see the Chinese government   
   wanting to make the distinction between the Concom and the Hugo Award   
   subcommittee, especially if it means people they don't like getting awards at   
   a big international event in China.   
      
   This isn't a perfect world, and China is pretty clearly one of the least   
   perfect parts...   
      
   I suspect that there has been a lot more going on behind the scenes that we   
   aren't hearing about.   
      
   After all, I'd think twice about going to a Worldcon in the States in an "I   
   hate Trump!" t-shirt, even with Biden in power, and China has a much worse   
   reputation for handling it's dissidents!   
      
   Alan Woodford   
   The Greying Lensman   
      
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