Comment by AbrahamParangi
3 years ago
It might be worth noting that Sixth Tone is state media overseen by the Shanghai CCP, intended for English speaking audiences.
3 years ago
It might be worth noting that Sixth Tone is state media overseen by the Shanghai CCP, intended for English speaking audiences.
OK but what's the upshot wrt this story? Now that someone knows about its connection to the CCP, does it change how we ought to think about it in any way?
Yes. If this wasn't state-driven, it'd be a somewhat-humorous prank. If it is state-driven, it becomes a situation straight from 1984, where the protagonist's job is quite literally to rewrite history.
If you applied the same criteria to Western media, you'd conclude that the vast majority of them is state-driven too.
(Note that this is not whataboutism, but rather a proof that this behaviour is widespread and pretty much normal, which contrasts with article's rethoric)
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Doesn't the fact that it's reported in state-owned media suggest, although not prove, that it's not state driven? Why would they invite extra scrutiny to their disinformation campaign by publishing an article about it?
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Very specious of the CCP to think English speaking audiences have any interest in what they have to say.