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This is more representing the power of social media mob justice than what "China" wants. It's really not that different from how the left or the right boycott a
by khc 7y ago
This is more representing the power of social media mob justice than what "China" wants. It's really not that different from how the left or the right boycott a business after any other tweet
- hw 7y agoNot to mention the people in China are pretty nationalistic and are on the side of the government when it comes to the situation in HK, so the response from the people in China and the CBA is not surprising.
- magicsmoke 7y agoOr how people talk about boycotting stuff from China due to their political issues. Even before the trade war tariffs, there were American consumers that made it a habit to not buy Chinese because of their political stances.
- o10449366 7y agoI disagree. This is exactly what the Chinese government wants. They're able to have this outsized influence on American companies because they've heavily invested in them. Going against the Chinese government means risking a significant piece of your business for many companies - it isn't about the "social media mob" at all.
- twno1 7y agoFor reference: Force U.S. airlines remove Taiwan: https://time.com/5348666/airlines-websites-taiwan-china/ https://time.com/5348666/airlines-websites-taiwan-china/ Hide Taiwan emoji flag in Hong Kong: https://blog.emojipedia.org/apple-hides-taiwan-flag-in-hong-kong/ https://blog.emojipedia.org/apple-hides-taiwan-flag-in-hong-...
- supercanuck 7y agoSure it is. One represents free speech in response to market participants making decisions. The other is an authoritarian government shutting down business ties based on one employee opinion. How do people not see the difference in this? On twitter, people are to speak whatever they want and can choose to buy whatever they want. In China. Not so much.
- SpicyLemonZest 7y agoIf the NBA were big in Spain, and the guy had said "Fight for Freedom, Stand with Catalonia", I expect he would have had to apologize too. The government is more involved in China, because the government is more involved with everything in China, but there are few countries in the world where people don't get mad at foreigners wading into touchy political issues.
- cannadhopefu 7y ago> government is more involved with everything in China There lies in the difference. In Spain, it would be the people demanding it. In China, its the authoritative government that is not only demanding but also threatening. Its not quite apples to apples.
- bhy 7y agoHow do you know that? How many Chinese people have you talked with?
- supercanuck 7y agoBecause it is not democratically elected.
- bhy 7y agoThat's not logical. Democratic or not is an unrelated issue. The people can still be patriot on this matter.
- cannadhopefu1 7y agoDemocratic means the government is voted by the people and represents the people. Authoritative means its not. People can be patriotic on this matter, but it still doesn't represent all the people.
- alisonatwork 7y agoThis is only superficially true. In China the CPC exercises strict control over what topics are allowed to trend on social media, so what appears to be "mob justice" is actually a carefully curated event. The state media chose to report on this rather than ignore it. The Cyberspace Administration chose to allow this outrage to gain momentum while topics that do not toe the party line are squashed. You cannot really compare the kind of social media "mob justice" people speak of in the west to how things are managed on the Chinese internet.
- chadcmulligan 7y agolikewise any criticism of Chinese policy that occurs on the internet is no doubt being monitored and influenced by an army of Chinese intelligence operatives
- chadcmulligan 7y agoIt seems they're downvoting my criticisms :-D
- Jommi 7y agoThis is not completely true, depending on what you mean by "trending on social media". I have witness multiple anti-government trending topics on social media in China as well.