Tom Paine 1949
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President Trump warned China specifically about shooting protesters in Hong Kong, protesters who committed much vandalism and violence. Now he is implying that similar U.S. protesters should be shot. What a hypocrite. Below is an article in the Chinese Global Times English language newspaper, giving China’s more or less official view:
On Saturday, US President Donald Trump claimed the protest outside the White House "had little to do with the memory of George Floyd" and "they were just there to cause trouble." It is a general rule that wherever chaos expands, it will have nothing to do with the initial spark. But it is both funny and annoying to see US politicians pretend to be innocent about demonstrators taking advantage of the event to create more troubles.
The anti-extradition bill protests in Hong Kong last year turned extremely violent. Did the violence have anything to do with the bill? When the bill was officially withdrawn, why did the protesters still take to the street? But the US government and Congress as well as the UK simply lent a helping hand to violent demonstrations which had nothing to do with their initial objectives and praised them as a "beautiful sight to behold." Obviously, they didn't expect such a beautiful sight to expand so fast that it could be seen now from their own windows.
Burning police stations, smashing stores, blocking the roads, attacking police officers and destroying public facilities: All of these acts were committed as if by Hong Kong rioters who snuck into these US cities....
The protests in the US are like a mirror that reflects the shame and disgrace of US politicians as well as the deep-rooted political dysfunction and chaotic values in the US. The decades-old problems have not been fixed while US politicians did not even make any efforts. The US political elites of this generation are just lazy while acting pompously and arrogantly. They are good at blaming others while lacking real political vision....
The ongoing chaos in the US will not lead to due reflection, but will bring the practices of verbal assault and buck-passing to a new height....
— ‘Beautiful sight’ extends from HK to US: Global Times editorial - Global Times
China’s propaganda is usually more ham-handed than Russian propaganda. Here is a more colorful and somewhat chaotic article, with excerpts from the controlled Chinese internet that probably accurately captures popular mainland views:
— US double standards on domestic riots and Hong Kong turmoil mocked on Chinese internet - Global Times
On Saturday, US President Donald Trump claimed the protest outside the White House "had little to do with the memory of George Floyd" and "they were just there to cause trouble." It is a general rule that wherever chaos expands, it will have nothing to do with the initial spark. But it is both funny and annoying to see US politicians pretend to be innocent about demonstrators taking advantage of the event to create more troubles.
The anti-extradition bill protests in Hong Kong last year turned extremely violent. Did the violence have anything to do with the bill? When the bill was officially withdrawn, why did the protesters still take to the street? But the US government and Congress as well as the UK simply lent a helping hand to violent demonstrations which had nothing to do with their initial objectives and praised them as a "beautiful sight to behold." Obviously, they didn't expect such a beautiful sight to expand so fast that it could be seen now from their own windows.
Burning police stations, smashing stores, blocking the roads, attacking police officers and destroying public facilities: All of these acts were committed as if by Hong Kong rioters who snuck into these US cities....
The protests in the US are like a mirror that reflects the shame and disgrace of US politicians as well as the deep-rooted political dysfunction and chaotic values in the US. The decades-old problems have not been fixed while US politicians did not even make any efforts. The US political elites of this generation are just lazy while acting pompously and arrogantly. They are good at blaming others while lacking real political vision....
The ongoing chaos in the US will not lead to due reflection, but will bring the practices of verbal assault and buck-passing to a new height....
— ‘Beautiful sight’ extends from HK to US: Global Times editorial - Global Times
China’s propaganda is usually more ham-handed than Russian propaganda. Here is a more colorful and somewhat chaotic article, with excerpts from the controlled Chinese internet that probably accurately captures popular mainland views:
— US double standards on domestic riots and Hong Kong turmoil mocked on Chinese internet - Global Times
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