Agree with this! I get most of content and inspiration from WeChat public accounts I follow.
Even most content which is censored starts off in WeChat. And then sites like CDT helpfully archive it for China nerds like me! (Which also helps find new WeChat accounts).
A MAGA YouTuber lived in China for 6 months then came back to tell his 250k viewers that China has zero free speech, zero free religion, and because of that Chinese are suffering under CCP oppression. Even 宣传部门 would blush at how over the top his message is.
Peter Navarro dubbed himself a China expert 10 years ago, then aggressively defended his lack of Mandarin and physical visits to China.
Then there was that Spaniard who tried to argue and whitesplain to a Uyghur about the dystopian hellscape that is his home province, before saying something racist about his English and abruptly hanging up
I'd say misinformation about China, especially after liberation day, is now more viral than COVID
This even needs to be said?
apparently...
That's exactly what I thought! But apparently it needs to be said. ...
Agree with this! I get most of content and inspiration from WeChat public accounts I follow.
Even most content which is censored starts off in WeChat. And then sites like CDT helpfully archive it for China nerds like me! (Which also helps find new WeChat accounts).
Honestly kind of shocked to learn there are China Watchers NOT using WeChat - how do they even collect information at this point???
A MAGA YouTuber lived in China for 6 months then came back to tell his 250k viewers that China has zero free speech, zero free religion, and because of that Chinese are suffering under CCP oppression. Even 宣传部门 would blush at how over the top his message is.
Peter Navarro dubbed himself a China expert 10 years ago, then aggressively defended his lack of Mandarin and physical visits to China.
Then there was that Spaniard who tried to argue and whitesplain to a Uyghur about the dystopian hellscape that is his home province, before saying something racist about his English and abruptly hanging up
I'd say misinformation about China, especially after liberation day, is now more viral than COVID