Parent sort-of has a point. Pro-autonomy messaging could be promoted cynically overseas in order to stoke negative sentiment towards policy that would hurt the CCP's interests. Never assume honesty when it comes to messaging.
The CCP has extensive experience at this type of messaging and have gotten very good at it. It's so prevalent that they even have a name in China for people hired to post on social medial networks and steer the conversation one way or another ("wumao").
Ah yes, CCP, the glorious protectors of autonomy and independent thought.
Parent sort-of has a point. Pro-autonomy messaging could be promoted cynically overseas in order to stoke negative sentiment towards policy that would hurt the CCP's interests. Never assume honesty when it comes to messaging.
The CCP has extensive experience at this type of messaging and have gotten very good at it. It's so prevalent that they even have a name in China for people hired to post on social medial networks and steer the conversation one way or another ("wumao").
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About as much as the USSR were protectors of minority rights, but that didn't prevent: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_you_are_lynching_Negroes