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In this video, I break down the catchy Chinese song Wo xing shi. You can follow along with on screen characters, pinyin, and clear English subtitles as we sing through each line together. I explain ...

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Critics have raised concerns that doing so could create backdoor blasphemy laws, and curtail speech about Islamic extremism.

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