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You can dislike the actions of a government without hating the people governed by that government.

• 3np 5y ago
  I think one has to be really careful about the language one uses. To step above this, I urge everyone to not criticize "China" (which, while often intended to address the administration, can easily be interpreted as the country as such and its population) but instead be more precise with "the CCP", "the PRC administration", or similar. Similarly, just talking about "China" as opposed to "The PRC" opens it up to inclusion of Taiwan and other territories not de-facto part of the nation. So many people attach their identity to their country of origin or citizenship. You can think of that what you want, but by avoiding "attacking the country" verbally, you shield your argument from that flavor of wumao vitriol. The OP does this right: "CCP pulls support", not "China pulls support". I see a similar thing with Israel - don't want to be portrayed as antisemitic? Address the administration, not the country.
  • prmoustache 5y ago
    man synecdoche
    • iszomer 5y ago
      Learned a new word..
      • 3np 5y ago
        From hereon, I will start referring to my PC as "the hard drive". It's a common synecdoche, after all.