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China takes aim at BBC as dispute w Britain intensifies
- wyuenho 6y agoThe BBC had never been allowed to broadcast freely or investigate freely or accessible from the Chinese side of the "internet" anyway, so who cares.
- nayuki 6y agoIn the past few years, China seems to have a dispute with many countries - Australia, USA, UK, Japan, various countries in Southeast Asia, and more. Perhaps this quote is appropriate in this situation: “If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole.”
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoEveryone has stopped putting up with their antics now that it's undeniable that they intend to double down rather than get better.
- mercer 6y ago"Everyone" will bang their drums and probably not do anything substantial. That's why China feels okay doubling down.
- bzb6 6y agoThe same thing happens with the US. It comes with being a powerful country. You don’t become a powerful country by making friends.
- jakearmitage 6y agoNice try, 50 cent.
- nr2x 6y agoFor those not in on the joke: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party
- yorwba 6y agoIt's not a joke, it's a way to insult both someone's opinion ("nobody would write that if they weren't paid") and their economic standing (because they only get half a yuan for their effort). Insults against other users are, of course, against the HN guidelines and should be flagged.
- nr2x 6y agoI didn't mean to imply I thought it was funny per se, it would have been more accurate to say "didn't get the reference". If you aren't familiar with the terminology, it's quite confusing.
- feintruled 6y agoBBC getting it from all sides these days. The left don't like them because they are seen as too soft on the Government, the right don't like them as they are seen as too PC/Woke and weren't sufficiently pro-Brexit.
- free_rms 6y agoIf the UK is banning Chinese 'State Media', the BBC is a pretty natural target for a clap back..
- baja_blast 6y agoWell as another user has pointed out BBC has been banned since May 2018 https://en.greatfire.org/https/www.bbc.com https://en.greatfire.org/https/www.bbc.com. I don't know why Chinese companies/media outlets expect the same freedoms as everyone else when foreign companies and media outlets have practically none in China.
- yorwba 6y agoLet me show you a few more GreatFire Analyzer results: CNN: https://en.greatfire.org/https/www.cnn.com https://en.greatfire.org/https/www.cnn.com Die Zeit: https://en.greatfire.org/https/www.zeit.de https://en.greatfire.org/https/www.zeit.de Le Figaro: https://en.greatfire.org/https/www.lefigaro.fr https://en.greatfire.org/https/www.lefigaro.fr All currently accessible. So I think you are being overconfident in your assessment of the situation for foreign media outlets in China. Some are blocked, some are not. I also disagree with your suggestion that Chinese media shouldn't expect the same freedoms as everyone else just because China doesn't guarantee freedom of the press. There's no reason to copy them in that regard.
- musicale 6y ago1. Is there a reason this is on HN? 2. The Reuters article doesn't seem to weigh in on the key issue of fact: whether the BBC reporting on China is accurate or is "fake news" as claimed by the Chinese officials. If the reporting is accurate, then the "fake news" criticism is unjustified.
- gridder 6y ago1. Is there a reason you are in HN? 2. Are you really suggesting to believe ‘chinese officials’ in stead of BBC? 3. Oh wait...