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Xi Jinping’s CCP is daring to go where even Taliban wouldn’t — separate kids from smartphones
By Nitin Pai
The strongest of the four fundamental forces known to modern physics is called, well, the strong force. At the same distance it is 137 times stronger than electromagnetism and 1038 times more powerful than gravity. The strong force keeps sub-atomic particles attached to each other.
Modern physicists who are also modern parents know better. The strongest force in nature is the one that keeps teenagers attached to smartphones.