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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I read this ‘article’. There are zero references towards the so called ‘China Bashing’. If it is so rampant, how hard can it be to just link to a few mainstream offenders? It alludes towards a deliberate bashing, once again without any links or merit. I am fully aware that news is hardly unbiased but come on, this is ridiculous.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

like, just off the top of my head there's that whole "spy balloon" thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

A Chinese corporation openly tested those spy balloons over my country a decade ago (allegedly just for monitoring livestock), why is it so unbelievable that they'd use a more polished version on their biggest geopolitical rival?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you been following media recently or have you been living under a rock?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That’s not a defense. Opinion pieces can be fine, but if you’re claiming that something is off the charts you should probably have some charts (or any points of data) to prove the claim.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then... Disprove it? If there's such distinct evidence that counters the article, might as well use it in your argument lol

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you prove that China isn't an oppressive authoritarian capitalist state?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do I need to? I haven't had a visceral reaction to the article.

For what it's worth, China's affirmative action policies for minority groups put the US to shame. Significantly easier college admissions (despite using a standardized process), extremely generous business loans, proportional ethnic representation in government, vast infrastructure projects to bridge the salary gap, and celebrations of different cultures across the country. Not very capitalist of them, given that these infrastructure projects (while very beneficial to the endpoints) are not profitable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nobody else has had a visceral reaction, we’ve just pointed out bad journalism 🙂 Using big negative words might make you feel better, but it doesn’t make them accurate. You’re using them to be dismissive of our points

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the self-report. thediplomat filtered.