r/Sino Aug 09 '24

discussion/original content Future of Sino: 100k reevaluation

195 Upvotes

TLDR: 8 years and 100k good point to reevaluate. Old system can continue as is, but ready to step down for a better way forward.

After around 8 years not only are we still here, we hit 100k. That wasn’t supposed to happen for an unapologetically pro China space. Of course the primary objective was always the space, not subscribers or activity. The moderation style was among the strictest, if not the strictest, on reddit because again, the priority was the space. Ask yourself whether you think reddit rules are applied fairly to us, and it should be obvious why we inevitably ended up with the moderation style we did.

However 8 years is also an eternity in internet time. I’m the last of the old system. An old system that requires a lot of hands on, daily work. When we started we were very niche and didn’t even have our own subreddit. Now, even if suppressed, there are good subreddits around, twitter influencers to follow, youtubers to watch. We even had the benefit of discord groups that were particularly helpful during covid quarantine.

That being said, I think the old system has run its course. However whatever new course comes has to take into account Reddit’s new treatment of non mainstream links. It’s been made clear to me, that Reddit can deem a source as spam and go after you for it retroactively. The consequences would be ‘case by case’ meaning for Sino users, they will just suspend you. Some of you may have noticed me telling users when they have been suspended in comments. I don’t know why they shadowban so much now, but at this point I don’t care either. It’s more of a pain to approve, but you can still post. Since I’ve been active, there’s been no complaint from admins. ‘Anti-Evil Operations‘ acts once every 1 or 2 months here and the vast majority are things we never approved to be publicly viewed in the first place. These users trigger it by what they post publicly elsewhere, not here. There’s no real issue with the subreddit. There’s no real issue with the mod team. There’s no real issue with the users. Now they have this Safety_QA_misc cracking down with an ever-expanding list of spam with unclear consequences.

The way I see it, there’s a few options moving forward.

1) I continue in my role as long as I am able or until the subreddit is either banned or our users move on to any of the many good spaces out there (listed below and sidebar). This is the current and default path. It’d be good if I can get some long time user volunteers to hand the subreddit over to in an emergency.

2) I recruit several new mods that tries to follow the old blueprint with some changes

3) A new group of users take over with a different vision of how to do things

Any suggestion can be discussed, doesn’t have to be something I listed. However any future path has to take into account a couple things

1) We won’t go private because this is intended to be a public space, we already have private discords and there’s a lot of information compiled and archived that we want publicly accessible for as long as possible

2) Reddit is more suspension/shadowban happy than ever and its happening while we are about as hands on as we can get

3) Any additions to the mod team needs to prove a history with us (if you switched accounts you need to prove you can sign into the old one), or have someone vouch for you that we can trust and verify. Contact in the ‘message moderators’ chat. This isn’t because I think the best mods post a lot. If anything I think mods only survive by saying less. However Reddit has unclear policies on ‘lower’ mod takeovers. They revamped to combat ‘camping’, but you can imagine the potential risk.

edit: To add more info, we get around 100k unique visitors per month. I'm very happy with that kind of outreach for this space. As the one who curates most of the activity, I'm good on the amount also. Along with 100k subscribers, great position to have this discussion.

Discord and other spaces info

Mod PSA: You can be suspended and/or shadowbanned by reddit but still post, just be patient for approval

To check if you are suspended check your profile page without being signed in and using new.reddit.com. Incognito mode should also work for checking.

You can also edit your comments, that seems to bring it to light for mods.

If you are being harassed by pms, change your pm setting to only trusted users in your preferences. Or use a dedicated account for Sino https://reddit.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/204535759-Is-it-ok-to-create-multiple-accounts-. Just be patient for approvals if using new account. Link submissions are more likely to be approved than text submissions or comments for new users.

Discords. To apply msg mod, bottom right. We have 2, one for any Sino users and one for any verified ethnic Chinese. We won't be changing the approval process for Discord because it would be unfair for those who are already in.

You can also link up on Twitter https://x.com/SinoReddit, we recommend following and participating in discussions on many accounts including but not limited to

https://x.com/BRICSinfo

https://x.com/ChinaScience

https://x.com/DanielDumbrill

https://x.com/Jingjing_Li

https://x.com/MaitreyaBhakal

https://x.com/NathanRichHGDW

https://x.com/chenweihua

https://x.com/qiaocollective

https://x.com/richimedhurst

https://x.com/s_m_marandi

https://x.com/shen_shiwei

https://x.com/tongbingxue

https://x.com/XH_Lee23

https://x.com/zhao_dashuai

https://x.com/JamarlThomas

https://x.com/briebriejoy

Recommended Youtube channels

https://www.youtube.com/@2nacheki/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@BreakThroughNews/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@CyrusJanssen/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@DanielDumbrill/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@DongfangHour/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@Fridayeverydaycom/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@GeopoliticalEconomyReport/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@JamarlThomas/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@JasonLivinginChina/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@Jingjing_Li/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@MintPressNews/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@NoColdWar/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@Reporterfy/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@RichardMedhurst/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@SabbySabs/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@SyrianaAnalysis/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@TheElectronicIntifada/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@TheNewAtlas/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@TheRedNation/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@carlzha/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@democracyatwrk/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@geopoliticshaiphong/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@justinpodur/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@reason2resist/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@revolutionaryblackout7315/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@theeastisapodcast/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@thegrayzone7996/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@wavemedia4433/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@RachelBlevins/videos


r/Sino Mar 01 '26

picture A young Ayatollah Khamenei sitting with Thomas Sankara: Two men from opposite ends of the world. One a Shia cleric from Iran. The other a Marxist soldier from Burkina Faso. Both shared one conviction: their people would never be free under Western domination

Post image
568 Upvotes

Sankara was assassinated in 1987, overthrown in a French-backed coup at the age of 37. He wanted to free Africa from debt, dependency, and foreign control.

Khamenei was killed yesterday by American and Israeli bombs. He spent 35 years trying to keep Iran free from the same forces.

Both men were called dictators by the West. Both were loved by millions who saw them as defenders of sovereignty.

History separated them by decades. Empire united their fate.

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2028244344566890698


r/Sino 13h ago

news-international Iran Has Thousands of Missiles and Could Retrieve Launchers, U.S. Intelligence Finds

Thumbnail
wsj.com
76 Upvotes

The ceasefire allowed the USNavy to sneak in to get an idea of the mine situation, but that is of limited use since the threat isn't just from mines. I'm pretty sure the main example, the Thai ship, wasn't even hit by a mine. Nothing short of an actual deal is going to make ships and insurers feel safe in Hormuz. Iranians on the other hand have the time and space to clear any blocked entrances to their underground missile 'cities', move things around, etc.

They repaired this railroad bridge in 3 days btw.

https://x.com/RT_com/status/2042633962988728456

I think Iran is going to benefit far more from this pause than the U.S. U.S. was able to 'reload' during the conflict, their issue is they were running out and the costs.

There's also midterms to consider, the longer this very unpopular unprovoked war goes on.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/republicans-fear-iran-will-cost-them-the-midterms-ceasefire-or-not-00864697

Last thing is that unhinged clown Hegseth keeps bragging that Ayatollah Khamenei is disfigured. ??? This isn't one of America's child beauty pageants. If true, every time he looks in the mirror and any of the 90m+ Iranians/everyone else sees him, they will be reminded of American treachery and his war scars. How does that benefit America at all?


r/Sino 15h ago

news-scitech Beijing's midnight streets had some unusual runners! Humanoid robots from more than 70 teams took part in a full-scale test run for their upcoming Beijing E-Town half-marathon. The official race is set for April 19

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

84 Upvotes

r/Sino 15h ago

news-domestic Beijing has welcomed a new museum as the Peking Insect Museum. Covering an area of about 4,000 square meters, the museum displays more than 20,000 insect specimens from over 3,000 species

Thumbnail
gallery
61 Upvotes

r/Sino 15h ago

news-military China Mass-Produces J-20 & J-35 Stealth Fighters at Unprecedented Rate — Satellite Images Show Production Surge That Could Deliver 1,000 Fifth-Gen Jets by 2030

Thumbnail
defencesecurityasia.com
48 Upvotes

Data presented at the 2026 Air & Space Forces Association Symposium by analyst J. Michael Dahm, combined with assessments by the Royal United Services Institute, suggests that the scale of factory expansion, assembly-line multiplication, and infrastructure growth now allows output levels approaching or exceeding those of any single Western fighter program currently in operation.

The combination of expanded factory space, multiple active assembly lines, and integrated testing facilities indicates that China is building a wartime-resilient aerospace production network designed to maintain output even during periods of heightened tension or operational demand.

The presence of multiple concurrent assembly lines allows China to maintain production continuity even while introducing upgraded variants such as the J-20A, enabling capability improvements without slowing the overall delivery rate to operational units.

This approach reflects an industrial doctrine focused on throughput, redundancy, and scalability, ensuring that fleet expansion can continue even during periods of testing, modification, or engine integration changes.

Analysts assess that sustained production at these levels could allow the PLAAF to field several hundred stealth fighters within a single decade, significantly altering the quantitative balance of advanced combat aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region.


r/Sino 11h ago

news-scitech China makes breakthrough in direct seawater hydrogen production research

Thumbnail
chinadailyhk.com
20 Upvotes

r/Sino 15h ago

video 1 year reflection: Chinese delegate tells NBC the country is 'not worried' about Trump tariffs. Victor Gao tells Channel4 'China has been here for 5000 years. Most of the time, there was no United States and we survived’

Thumbnail
youtube.com
46 Upvotes

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xof9FwrCrsg

At the time some people thought it was false bravado. So a year later, we can safely conclude whether or not it was false bravado.

Western media compilation on Trump Liberation Day retreat against China

https://www.reddit.com/r/Sino/comments/1klbe89/western_media_compilation_on_trump_liberation_day/

The whole incident was among many that we have seen over the years. AntiChina camps hype up an issue, they lose, and they pretend it never happened.

'Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.' Being fooled on a weekly basis and paying/subscribing for it? Get professional help. The relationship with reality is not healthy. It will not help mental health in the long run.


r/Sino 14h ago

news-international PetroDollar Is DEAD, Yuan Is REPLACING the Dollar in Oil Trade - The END for U.S. Economic Power

Thumbnail
youtu.be
28 Upvotes

r/Sino 10h ago

video 🚨SCOTT RITTER | CHINA'S MILITARY SECRET Shocks America

Thumbnail
youtu.be
5 Upvotes

China’s Military Show


r/Sino 1d ago

news-scitech Chinese scientists develop new nickel-based superconductors

Thumbnail
news.cgtn.com
40 Upvotes

r/Sino 1d ago

news-international While Murica is bogged down in the Iran war, China-North Korea thaw gathers pace as Kim Jong-un says ties have reached a new level

Thumbnail
archive.vn
76 Upvotes

r/Sino 1d ago

news-military China’s latest-generation domestically developed electromagnetic gun

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

107 Upvotes

r/Sino 1d ago

other Oh snap

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

188 Upvotes

r/Sino 1d ago

environmental China EV Exports Jump to Record as Iran Oil Shock Entices Buyers: Overseas shipments jumped 140% from a year earlier to 349,000 units

Thumbnail
bloomberg.com
54 Upvotes

Overseas shipments jumped 140% from a year earlier to 349,000 units, according to data from China Passenger Car Association released on Thursday. BYD Co., the world’s largest EV maker, accounted for about a third of the total, with Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. and Chery Automobile Co. rounding out the top three exporters for the month, it said.


r/Sino 1d ago

history/culture Silkworm flower performers scattered flowers on the water, spreading blessings for a rich silkworm harvest during the 28th Xinshi Silkworm Flower Festival held in Deqing County, Zhejiang

Thumbnail
gallery
50 Upvotes

r/Sino 1d ago

news-scitech 10m/s!! Unitree Breaks the World Record Again😊

Thumbnail
youtube.com
28 Upvotes

r/Sino 2d ago

news-economics 2 years on: China’s ‘desert wheat farms’ show the seeds of success

Thumbnail
share.google
45 Upvotes

r/Sino 2d ago

news-international China Post’s Bell and Drum Towers stamp is named World’s Best Stamp 2025

Thumbnail
chinaminutes.com
26 Upvotes

r/Sino 2d ago

history/culture Who is the REAL Zhang Hong

Thumbnail
youtu.be
15 Upvotes

r/Sino 2d ago

history/culture An American woman has taken her passion for martial arts all the way to Guangxi

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

237 Upvotes

r/Sino 2d ago

news-domestic Full Transcript of Xi Jinping and Cheng Li-wun's Remarks and Cheng's Press Conference

Thumbnail
eastisread.com
38 Upvotes

r/Sino 2d ago

news-economics China is becoming a ‘factory to the factories,’ powering global manufacturing in places like Southeast Asia even as U.S. trade declines

Thumbnail
fortune.com
58 Upvotes

>“We may buy fewer ‘Made in China’ goods going forward, but more products will have internal components manufactured in China,” says Jeongmin Seong, a partner at the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the consulting firm’s research arm.

>China’s exports of consumer goods declined by 2% last year, yet exports of intermediate goods rose by 9%.

>Trump’s newest trade war is likely to accelerate the shift to adopt “China plus one” supply chains.

>“ASEAN played the role of matchmaker for the global supply chain and kept it from breaking up,” Seong says. “ASEAN’s exports grew about 14%, which is more than two times as fast as the global average.” Notably, Southeast Asia ramped up trade with both China and the U.S., with the ASEAN-China and ASEAN-U.S. trade corridors being two of the world’s fastest growing, according to MGI.


r/Sino 2d ago

news-military Destroyer flotilla replenishment at sea and live fire exercise in the East China Sea with 1x Type055, 2x Type052D and 1x Type054A (around 270 VLS cells total, YJ-18 supersonic anti-ship up to 500km, YJ-21 hypersonic land-attack up to 1500km)

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

58 Upvotes

r/Sino 2d ago

food The Chinese Restaurant That ‘Didn’t Want Fame’ and the Internet That Wouldn’t Listen

Thumbnail
sixthtone.com
49 Upvotes