I’d expect official media to be warning about dangerous foreigners manipulating you, especially if they were planning to shut it down.
correct, so now the question becomes; why does the Chinese government want Americans to use their walled social media platform when it goes against their well-known hatred for western influence?
A bunch of Americans with a fresh chip on their shoulder for the US government storming a Chinese social media site and airing out their grievances doesn’t exactly paint the US in a positive light, I would bet that whoever is responsible for coordinating Chinese propaganda sees this as a free win.
A bunch of Americans with a fresh chip on their shoulder for the US government storming a Chinese social media site and airing out their grievances doesn’t exactly paint the US in a positive light
It’s not like the Chinese people don’t have any grievances, particularly around mental health stigmas and treatment for ADHD/autism. But a lot of americans are finding out things aren’t so bad everywhere else for the first time.
correct, so now the question becomes; why does the Chinese government want Americans to use their walled social media platform when it goes against their well-known hatred for western influence?
The purpose of the walled internet was to prevent western propaganda, instead they’re seeing their users get real information from real people.
A bunch of Americans with a fresh chip on their shoulder for the US government storming a Chinese social media site and airing out their grievances doesn’t exactly paint the US in a positive light, I would bet that whoever is responsible for coordinating Chinese propaganda sees this as a free win.
It’s not like the Chinese people don’t have any grievances, particularly around mental health stigmas and treatment for ADHD/autism. But a lot of americans are finding out things aren’t so bad everywhere else for the first time.