The New York Times editorial department is continuing to propagate the wildest, dumbest drivel about U.S.-China relations. Are pandas really going to “save” humanity? https://lnkd.in/esRscMxc The author is a journalist who covers animals. Why does the Times continue to let opera singers and others with zero China knowledge take advantage of one of America’s most […]…
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China’s Brilliant Propaganda–The 21st Century Equivalent of The Big Lie
Wei Lingling of the Wall Street Journal (and a former OPC Foundation scholarship winner) and I have been wondering about the same thing–China’s incredibly brazen use of propaganda. Here’s her take: https://wsjchina.cmail19.com/t/d-e-ejdjrjk-driitdljhj-r/ I was particularly struck by this line of argumentation from China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi. “Should China and the United States keep to […]…
When it comes to China, Secretary of State Blinken is wearing blinders
It’s a useful exercise to parse the language in an article in today’s New York Times regarding Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s latest visit to China. See it here. It says Blinken will “try to preserve the recent and delicate stabilization of ties between the United States and China.” It says that Blinken’s visit last […]…
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China is becoming increasingly sophisticated in its efforts to undermine the American election
This is not some fringe theory. This is in the august pages of the New York Times. Its lead sentence pretty much says it all: “Covert Chinese accounts are masquerading online as American supporters of former President Donald J. Trump, promoting conspiracy theories, stoking domestic divisions and attacking President Biden ahead of the election in November…” […]…