• Western Press Dark Materials Re: Western Press Infallibility

    From ltlee1@21:1/5 to ltlee1@hotmail.com on Fri Sep 6 13:37:41 2024
    In article <a0876da4b5de80c46ae8ec94523328e1@www.novabbs.com>,
    ltlee1 <ltlee1@hotmail.com> wrote:
    In article <1725108944.691998@nyx2.nyx.net>, bmoore <bmoore@nyx.net>
    wrote:

    You have said before that you don't listen to the Western press with
    regard to China. Then you quote the >Western press as a reliable source
    about beliefs of the Chinese people. Makes no sense.

    I still don't believe Western press as a reliable source about China and >Chinese.
    Why? Simply put. Their reports are often not supported by evidence.

    In contrast, I have no problem quoting Western press concerning polls >answered by CHINESE CORRESPONDENTS.
    Especially those I could look at the polling organization's methodology
    and resultant statistics myself.

    In comparison, there were a lot of talks in the Western press on Chinese
    Debt Trap. Where are the evidence and associated statistics? In their >absence, I have no reason to believe those reports.

    And Chinese Debt Trap -, aka Chinese Debt Trap Diplomacy, is also
    debunked.
    Because such narrative is not supported by evidence.

    The following site is a good place to understand the so called Chinese
    Debt Trap.
    A term used by Western presses and governments' to misinform readers
    about China.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt-trap_diplomacy

    "A neologism, the term was first coined by Indian academic Brahma
    Chellaney in 2017 to contend that the Chinese government lends and then leverages the debt burden of smaller countries for geopolitical
    ends.[2][3] The term "debt-trap diplomacy" has entered the official
    lexicon of the United States, with two successive administrations
    employing the term in public diplomacy. Many academics, professionals,
    and think tanks have rejected the hypothesis, concluding that China's
    lending practices are not behind the debt troubles faced by borrowing
    nations, and that Chinese banks have never seized an asset from any
    nation, and are willing to restructure the terms of existing loans.[4][5][6][7][8]"

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