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I don’t see how the use of the word clean is racist. It is obviously playing to disgust sensitivity [interestingly, authoritarianism rises in the presence of in
by lookdangerous 6y ago
I don’t see how the use of the word clean is racist. It is obviously playing to disgust sensitivity [interestingly, authoritarianism rises in the presence of infectious disease] but it isn’t obvious that ‘clean’ any more refers to ethnicities than it does to political, teleological or ideological world views.
- fatbird 6y agoWhat makes one "clean" or a member of the "clean network"? No contact with the Chinese. Subtle distinctions in what "Chinese" might refer to are polite rationalizations to excuse the plain reading, which is the level at which the insinuation works.
- lookdangerous 6y agoAh, I see the gist of your point. I wonder if this Clean distinction allows connection with Hong Kong or other Chinese but not-exactly-PRC groups.
- tristor 6y agoThe information provided on the site is vague, but based on my reading I don't see why it would restrict connection to any entity other than the PRC and their allies. So Hong Kong might be tricky in the current geopolitical climate, but there are many US-aligned countries which are majority ethnically Chinese such as Taiwan and Singapore. I see no indication this would restrict connection to those countries. This is very explicitly not racist in its goal, even if it also a bad idea for other reasons. This has nothing to do with Chinese people as a race/ethnicity and everything to do with the behavior of the PRC/CCP government and state run corporations. I am not defending this policy, but I think calling it racist is absurd.
- khuey 6y agoHong Kong is over. After Beijing's power grab earlier this year Executive Order 13936 removed differential treatment for Hong Kong under a variety of US laws. The US has already blocked turning on a new cable to Hong Kong.