> "Whataboutism" That dismissal is too easy. OP has noticed the disparity in news output regarding the matter. China as well as other countries have an establi

> "Whataboutism" That dismissal is too easy. OP has noticed the disparity in news output regarding the matter. China as well as other countries have an established surveillance creep problem. I read OP's question as: "unless the problem in solved in those other countries, why is it mainly China in the news now?" and not "We didn't solve the problem, so we're not allowed to criticise China", which would be "whataboutism". > And I don't think there is anything in the world that can compare to what China Who knows? At least China is transparent about it. Other countries have cracked down so hard on whistle-blowers that it's become impossible to know what's going on in secret.