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From: "John de Rivaz" <>
Subject: Re: Chinese translation of "Prospect"
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:54:55 +0100

This assumes two things

1. a package that **includes** cryonics
2. that it is accepted by the population


"the package" would have to contain a lot of material that is pertinent to the 
Chinese situation and the ruling party's ideology. I don't see how this could be
created except by Chinese academicians.


On the basis that the Chinese ideology still owes a lot to the Communist Party, 
it would seem sensible to listen to the views of a spokesman for the Communist 
Party. This is from Radio Moscow in the 1980s:
http://www.cryonics.org/media/moscow1.htm
http://www.cryonics.org/media/moscow2.htm
http://www.cryonics.org/media/moscow3.htm

These broadcasts rather suggest that although the Communists seek to extend the 
"lifespan of the species as a whole" (by which I think they mean average 
lifespan) and are willing to consider researching anti-oxidants and so on, they 
regard cryopreservation as being specific to individuals and therefore not 
worthy of consideration. 

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From: David Stodolsky <>
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:21:48 +0200
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Alternatively, assume that we collect some data and formulate a package that 
includes cryonics and does have a desired effect, from the standpoint of the 
Leadership. They could roll it out to a third of the World's population by 
decree, thus changing cryonics from a minor and expensive procedure to an 
accepted medical procedure benefiting from economies of scale. We aren't going 
to achieve this in the West anytime soon.


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