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> Can you cite evidence of Chinese dissidents having family members held hostage? Not the best coming from the Guardian admittedly, but still. Top result in go

> Can you cite evidence of Chinese dissidents having family members held hostage? Not the best coming from the Guardian admittedly, but still. Top result in google. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/26/chinese-activists-family-taken-away-over-letter-calling-for-xi-jinping-to-quit https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/26/chinese-activi...

chrischen 8y ago
There's really nothing that goes on in China without netizens talking about it (see chinasmack.com). It'd be really interesting to hear about the Chinese perspective on this. TO be honest the article seems really lacking on details. From an objective bystander perspective, there may actually be legitimate charges levied on the family members, but it's hard to tell.
calcifer 8y ago
> Not the best coming from the Guardian admittedly What is that supposed to mean?
- dijit 8y ago
  Guardian is a newspaper generally perceived to be anti-authoritarian. It's one of the few "left" newspapers in the UK.
  - calcifer 8y ago
    I know that. I'm questioning GP's apologetic tone that implies it's wrong to link to the Guardian.
    - uodtl 8y ago
      If you know that then you know the answer. It's an anti-authoritarian paper so it's going to be biased against an authoritarian government.
      - iknowstuff2 8y ago
        Powerful people in the UK hate China and the idea of China rising because it is a precursor to the UK's certain economic death. Take every British account of Chinese activities with a block of salt not just a grain. Royal family and aristocrats of Britain made their multigenerational fortunes destroying mainland China & India.
    - King-Aaron 8y ago
      Two reasons really - one, it's a source of evidence coming from a channel which is often disregarded here as holding bias to a certain political agenda, and two - I'd normally like to offer several sources of evidence to support a point I'm making, but didn't have time at work to aggregate more links.

chrischen 8y ago

There's really nothing that goes on in China without netizens talking about it (see chinasmack.com). It'd be really interesting to hear about the Chinese perspective on this. TO be honest the article seems really lacking on details. From an objective bystander perspective, there may actually be legitimate charges levied on the family members, but it's hard to tell.

calcifer 8y ago

> Not the best coming from the Guardian admittedly What is that supposed to mean?

dijit 8y ago
Guardian is a newspaper generally perceived to be anti-authoritarian. It's one of the few "left" newspapers in the UK.
- calcifer 8y ago
  I know that. I'm questioning GP's apologetic tone that implies it's wrong to link to the Guardian.
  - uodtl 8y ago
    If you know that then you know the answer. It's an anti-authoritarian paper so it's going to be biased against an authoritarian government.
    - iknowstuff2 8y ago
      Powerful people in the UK hate China and the idea of China rising because it is a precursor to the UK's certain economic death. Take every British account of Chinese activities with a block of salt not just a grain. Royal family and aristocrats of Britain made their multigenerational fortunes destroying mainland China & India.
  - King-Aaron 8y ago
    Two reasons really - one, it's a source of evidence coming from a channel which is often disregarded here as holding bias to a certain political agenda, and two - I'd normally like to offer several sources of evidence to support a point I'm making, but didn't have time at work to aggregate more links.