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    15 days ago

    When I made this comment, multiple other people had responded being mildly confused and even questioning you on it. Upon seeing this now, I apologize. The slightly unserious part I was referencing to what I thought was a remark on “chinese organ-trafficking” with the “liver” part.

    Fucking A+ tier satire. God damn.

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      14 days ago

      I wasn’t being satirical, it is my honest concern. I just used an outlandish example of a counter narrative because it barely matters how stupid the counter-narrative is.

      China’s ability to tell their own story and have that heard is far weaker than the west’s, even measured against the fraction of the west’s narrative that is specifically focused on labelling China. It’s not a problem that’ll be fixed quickly.

      (I don’t want to downplay progress either, China’s image in the global south has improved recently, but that doesn’t mean that global south residents are going to disbelieve specific allegations they hear from western sources).

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        14 days ago

        Your honest opinion strangely matches up with concerns of the U.S State Department.

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          13 days ago

          In the inverse. The U.S. State Department is concerned they’re gaining back soft power too quickly.