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American media has this weird thing where they need to trivialize every single Chinese accomplishment. Every report of economic growth is followed by some "econ
by fiblye 8y ago
American media has this weird thing where they need to trivialize every single Chinese accomplishment. Every report of economic growth is followed by some "economic 'expert'" talking about how the Chinese economy is on the verge of collapse (and has been for about 70 years now), tech and medical breakthroughs are followed by rumors of corporate espionage and stealing technology, and everything is swept aside as a "big whoop".
A lot of it reeks of jealousy. I can very much understand not liking China's government, but a lot of great things are being done by Chinese people.
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- mips_avatar 8y agoI think it’s partially that US diplomats get constantly told by Chinese officials about how unstable China is. Everyone in the PLA is obsessed with ancient Chinese stories about ancient Hegemons and they took the lesson that the worst thing a rising power can do is “ask the size of the emperors cauldron” and risk freaking out the hegemon prematurely. I think you’re right that China’s progress is being under counted. But I think that’s exactly what the communist party desires (though only in foreign media, domestic media is a completely different story)
- nikbackm 8y agoSurely that would not really fool those in charge of the USA, or? I mean, a random Hacker News poster seems to have figured it out easily enough!
- mips_avatar 8y agoI figured none of this out. I just read Michael Pillsbury’s new book. He was a diplomat in the Nixon administration and has since felt that a lot of mistakes were made.
- apexalpha 8y agoIt's the same with a lot of topics about non-American things. Have you ever seen a economic report on France from an English medium not declaring it dead?