From your post, it seems your issue lies mainly with distrust of the CCP. I agree, that's fine. > However the two situations are vastly different. The US has a

From your post, it seems your issue lies mainly with distrust of the CCP. I agree, that's fine. > However the two situations are vastly different. The US has a history of reporting on issues that happen on their own turf. Sometimes with positive outcomes, sometimes without any outcome at all. I'm not sure what you're trying to justify on the US? My interpretation is that it seems more truthful to you at least because you have some aligned values? This where past details really have to come in imo. Consider the times. China is a rising challenger to the current hegemony and historically they will fight on some level. And fighting is dirty. Most people align with the side that has the most shared common values, and make judgements accordingly. They have no time and energy to dive into the details. Knowing that, these entities will try to manipulate you. If you don't want to be manipulated, you just have to spend a little effort on reading up on different narratives and figure out what's relevant.