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Thanks for the reply. I have edited my comment so that it is less personal. Is that enough to remove the ad hominems? Also, there's plenty of room for nuance t

Thanks for the reply. I have edited my comment so that it is less personal. Is that enough to remove the ad hominems? Also, there's plenty of room for nuance to judge the bias, like the other authors on FT that I pointed out in my comment. Her bias is quite clear in my own opinion, given that there are many articles by her on China in FT, and most of the content (at least first few pages) is critical of China (not just one or two).

seanmcdirmid 8y ago
Ad hominem is easy to fall into if you don't know what to look for, we all do it unless we are trained/train ourselves otherwise, it is just human nature. The reason it is taboo is that it is really an emotional appeal rather than a rational one. As always in western press, bad news is much more visible than good news, leading to an appearance of bias against China when it is really just a bias for bad news that readers will take note of. The CPC is exploiting this exactly with sixthtone, realizing that their feel good only propaganda approach doesn't translate abroad. Also, certain reporters do feel good articles, others are better at critical ones, it doesn't mean that the reporter has a bone to pick with China, just that they have a job to do. In reality, she is probably less salty than the average long term laowai.