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> There always seems to be a pro-China backlash Please, read my comment. I'm not pro-Chinese oppression. I hope I made it very clear that the ASML story was on

by est31 8y ago

> There always seems to be a pro-China backlash Please, read my comment. I'm not pro-Chinese oppression. I hope I made it very clear that the ASML story was on topic and that it was very good to cover it, etc. This thinking of "either you are my friend and agree 100% with me or you are my enemy" is dangerous and I recommend you try to change the general thought pattern. You'll be a better person afterwards. There is nuance in the world! > Everyone with an interest in technology and freedom would be wise to pay attention to what is going on in China right now. I definitely do pay attention but the anti-China posts are literally everywhere by now. Every one of my news sources is constantly running anti-China pieces. As I've pointed out there is already a anti-China story on the frontpage. Isn't one enough? There have been anti-China pieces on this page constantly. Is hn the Chinese revolution headquarters? Your idea of a coordinated effort to push an agenda might not be wrong, after all Russia has been doing this so why not China, but note that your argument works in the other direction as well: maybe the reason for all of these anti-Chinese news stories is because of the US-Chinese trade war. It's well known that the USA doesn't care much about human rights in countries that do what the USA wants. Instead, the big "let's gift them freedom" idea mainly comes up when they happen to be unaligned with Washington foreign policy. The US mass media has, let's put it mildly, always been patriotic and supported that pattern with suiting news stories. This old alliance works greatly, even despite the war between Trump and the media. This particular story is just part of that pattern. Just wait, by when US-Chinese relations improve, these stories will disappear from the frontpage and other news outlets again. Again, I fully agree that the Chinese government is a big threat to freedom and democracy. I've said so in multiple comments on this page.

dboat 8y ago
> As I've pointed out there is already a anti-China story on the frontpage. Isn't one enough? Two different posts about unrelated subjects concerning China is one too many to you? Do you think there is a quota or something? We share and upvote things we find interesting. If there were ten posts on the front page covering ten different anti-Chinese-government subjects that would still in no way support your claim that these posts are the result of a US trade war conspiracy. It speaks more to the breadth of startling activities being performed by the Chinese government than anything else. I also find it interesting that you call discussion of oppressive actions undertaken by the Chinese -government- to be "anti-China." A subtle but meaningful distinction. I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt but you are making it difficult.

by est31 8y ago

dboat 8y ago

> As I've pointed out there is already a anti-China story on the frontpage. Isn't one enough? Two different posts about unrelated subjects concerning China is one too many to you? Do you think there is a quota or something? We share and upvote things we find interesting. If there were ten posts on the front page covering ten different anti-Chinese-government subjects that would still in no way support your claim that these posts are the result of a US trade war conspiracy. It speaks more to the breadth of startling activities being performed by the Chinese government than anything else. I also find it interesting that you call discussion of oppressive actions undertaken by the Chinese -government- to be "anti-China." A subtle but meaningful distinction. I wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt but you are making it difficult.