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Could you give more context about their biases? I’m not familiar with the news source, but would like to be informed about that area of the world (While not jus

Could you give more context about their biases? I’m not familiar with the news source, but would like to be informed about that area of the world (While not just reading heavily one-sided articles).

joejerryronnie 8y ago
I feel they are biased in China's favor but not so much so as to make the information unreliable. If you understand that many of the articles are written from the Chinese perspective, then you should be able to filter out the mild propaganda. It seems there are a number of international writers, as well.
- pishpash 8y ago
  I don't find them biased in China's favor, but you are right that they write from a mostly dispassionate and -- as Hong Kong is inextricably tied to China -- cautiously realistic perspective about China. It tends not to have the shallow caricatures, shrill alarmism, and conspiratorial/racist undertones of the American yellow press.
  - joejerryronnie 8y ago
    I would say "optimistic" not necessarily "realistic" perspective. Although some American journalism may show alarmism when discussing China, they are not completely wrong here. The Chinese government is very aggressive when trying to establish an economic hegemony over a certain industry or geographic region. Their ability to formulate and execute broad agendas across government and industry (e.g. China 2050, Belt & Road, etc) is quite impressive but everyone knows China is not really playing fair (e.g. government subsidized "private" companies, questionable business ethics, obfuscation of company data, theft of trade secrets, currency manipulation, different sets of rules for non-Chinese companies/investors, etc.) It's a bit like gambling in Vegas. You may not know the exact methods, but you know the system is setup so that the house always has better odds than you. As Xi continues to lock down China and exert more and more control, it will be interesting to see if China's central economic strategies and dynamic startup industry will continue to flourish or if they will be crushed under the weight of totalitarianism.
- forkLding 8y ago
  Most HongKong people don't identify with Mainland China, the Hongkongese attitude is similar to that of Taiwan. Many Hongkongers would say that Hong Kong != China.
forkLding 8y ago
SCMP is a Hong Kong newspaper recently bought by the Alibaba group. Apparently it has the highest recorded credibility score among Hong Kongers which is 6.54.

joejerryronnie 8y ago

I feel they are biased in China's favor but not so much so as to make the information unreliable. If you understand that many of the articles are written from the Chinese perspective, then you should be able to filter out the mild propaganda. It seems there are a number of international writers, as well.

pishpash 8y ago
I don't find them biased in China's favor, but you are right that they write from a mostly dispassionate and -- as Hong Kong is inextricably tied to China -- cautiously realistic perspective about China. It tends not to have the shallow caricatures, shrill alarmism, and conspiratorial/racist undertones of the American yellow press.
- joejerryronnie 8y ago
  I would say "optimistic" not necessarily "realistic" perspective. Although some American journalism may show alarmism when discussing China, they are not completely wrong here. The Chinese government is very aggressive when trying to establish an economic hegemony over a certain industry or geographic region. Their ability to formulate and execute broad agendas across government and industry (e.g. China 2050, Belt & Road, etc) is quite impressive but everyone knows China is not really playing fair (e.g. government subsidized "private" companies, questionable business ethics, obfuscation of company data, theft of trade secrets, currency manipulation, different sets of rules for non-Chinese companies/investors, etc.) It's a bit like gambling in Vegas. You may not know the exact methods, but you know the system is setup so that the house always has better odds than you. As Xi continues to lock down China and exert more and more control, it will be interesting to see if China's central economic strategies and dynamic startup industry will continue to flourish or if they will be crushed under the weight of totalitarianism.
forkLding 8y ago
Most HongKong people don't identify with Mainland China, the Hongkongese attitude is similar to that of Taiwan. Many Hongkongers would say that Hong Kong != China.

forkLding 8y ago

SCMP is a Hong Kong newspaper recently bought by the Alibaba group. Apparently it has the highest recorded credibility score among Hong Kongers which is 6.54.