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The opposite side of the West is the right side of history. /Not a journalist. Writing op-eds as a hobby @RT_com @ChinaDaily @Globaltimesnews @CGTNOfficial

Nov 20, 2020, 45 tweets

When talking about China, the conclusion you draw from an observation must be the opposite of what one would normally conclude

Take an observation, and then draw the opposite conclusion from it.

Or, observe what the US does, and then conclude that China did it.

A few examples:

OBSERVATION:
US is the biggest human rights violator in the world, frequently bombing and invading innocent nations, killing civilians and destroying whole communities

CONCLUSION:
US is the global guardian of peace and the leader of human rights

OBSERVATION:
US has interfered in more democratic elections and organized more coups in more sovereign nations than any other country in history

CONCLUSION:
Other countries interfere in US elections

OBSERVATION:
Xinjiang's Uyghur population increased by 25% from 2010 to 2018

CONCLUSION:
China is committing genocide against Uyghurs

OBSERVATION:
There are more mosques in China (39,000) than in the US, and more mosques per Muslim in Xinjiang (24,000) than churches per Christian in England

CONCLUSION:
China is demolishing mosques in Xinjiang and destroying Uyghur culture

chinese-embassy.org.uk/eng/PressandMe…

OBSERVATION:
Overall, democracies are doing far worse with COVID-19, compared to "authoritarian" countries like China and Vietnam

CONCLUSION:
China's "heavy-handed" approach doesn't work and democracies are better equipped to fight a pandemic

OBSERVATION:
More countries support China than the US - whether at the UN on Xinjiang and Hong Kong, or regarding Huawei or BRI, or with trade agreements

CONCLUSION:
China's foreign policy is a failure and more and more countries are shunning China

OBSERVATION:
Coronavirus samples found in other countries are older than the first case detected in Wuhan

CONCLUSION:
The pandemic started in China and China is responsible for it

OBSERVATION:
Numerous surveys show that the Chinese government enjoys enormous support among the Chinese population

CONCLUSION:
The Chinese people are severely opposed to the Chinese regime and will rise against it and cause its downfall any time now

OBSERVATION:
Tibetan culture is experiencing an unprecedented revival in China, while Tibetan culture and language among the exile community abroad is dying out

CONCLUSION:
China is destroying Tibetan culture and committing cultural genocide against it

OBSERVATION:
Hong Kong police managed to control the riots and arrest rioters with exactly zero fatalities

CONCLUSION:
Hong Kong police used extreme, disproportionate force and brutality to crush the protests - and the US should do something about it

OBSERVATION:
The US has backdoors in products of US companies and frequently spies on other nations

CONCLUSION:
China has backdoors in products of Chinese companies and frequently spies on other nations

OBSERVATION:
US leaders and officials regularly threaten other nations with outright war or genocidal sanctions

CONCLUSION:
Chinese officials engage in harsh diplomatic rhetoric and "wolf warrior diplomacy"

OBSERVATION:
USA today:
- 250,000 dead from COVID-19
- Riots in the streets
- Police killing innocent civilians regularly
- Forest fires
- Unemployment at record high
- Economy tanking

CONCLUSION:
CHINA is becoming like North Korea

OBSERVATION:
The death toll in the US (260,000) is the world's highest, while China's death toll (4,634) is less than that of Bronx. Many Americans refuse to wear masks or follow basic health guidelines.

CONCLUSION:
China is a dirty and unhygienic culture that spreads diseases.

OBSERVATION:
US is the single largest individual source of WHO funding, contributing nearly 10 times more than China.

CONCLUSION:
China controls WHO

OBSERVATION:
Whistleblowers in the US were fired for exposing details about the COVID-19 response

CONCLUSION:
Whistleblowers in China were fired for exposing details about the COVID-19 response

OBSERVATION:
- Brazil: Chinese vaccine is best, safest of all tested vaccines
- 91% effectiveness in Turkey, 86% in UAE
- No adverse side effects seen
- Numerous nations interested: 🇦🇪🇹🇷🇧🇷🇮🇩🇸🇬🇨🇱🇧🇭🇧🇩🇸🇦...
- Millions of doses ordered

CONCLUSION:
Chinese vaccines face trust issues

OBSERVATION:
Images of Winnie the Pooh are widely available and shareable on the Chinese internet, and toys and collectibles of Winnie the Pooh are easily available in both online and offline stores.

CONCLUSION:
Winnie the Pooh is banned in China.

OBSERVATION:
Nations that Chinese tourists visit the most have relatively few COVID cases per capita - while nations that have the most COVID cases are visited by relatively few Chinese tourists.

CONCLUSION:
Chinese tourists spread COVID to the world.

OBSERVATION:
The US frequently invades and destroys sovereign nations and kills millions of civilians. The current US President openly supports fascist, racist, white supremacist movements and incites violence against innocent people.

CONCLUSION:
CHINA is like Nazi Germany.

OBSERVATION:
The US has killed more than a million Muslims in wars and bombings, invaded many Muslim-majority nations and committed Genocide by Sanctions, aided and supported genocide in Yemen and Israeli atrocities against Muslims.

CONCLUSION:
CHINA is waging a war on Muslims.

OBSERVATION:
Li Wenliang asked his colleagues not to share the information he was giving them with anyone else and keep it secret

CONCLUSION:
Li Wenliang was a whistleblower who warned the world about COVID-19

OBSERVATION:
WHO says China shared all required information during WHO's visit to Wuhan

CONCLUSION:
China did not share all required information during WHO's visit to Wuhan

OBSERVATION:
Saudi Arabia, with US support, is committing genocide in Yemen

CONCLUSION:
China is committing genocide in Xinjiang

OBSERVATION:
Police in the US kill 1000 civilians every year

CONCLUSION:
China is a police state

OBSERVATION:
US and EU restrict exports of much needed raw materials to nations in need, including India, the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world, and obstruct waivers of vaccine patents at WTO

CONCLUSION:
China practices vaccine nationalism and coerces other nations

OBSERVATION: Chinese vaccine is 85% effective in preventing hospitalizations and 89% effective in preventing ICU admissions.

CONCLUSION: Chinese vaccine underperforms

OBSERVATION:
A US company demands that nations put up sovereign assets as collateral in return for life-saving vaccines

CONCLUSION:
CHINA is engaging in aggressive "vaccine diplomacy" and taking advantage of the pandemic

science.thewire.in/health/pfizer-…

OBSERVATION:
Israel kills and bombs Muslims en masse, including children, and destroys their homes and communities.

CONCLUSION:
China is committing genocide against Muslims.

OBSERVATION:
Gaza is an open-air prison

CONCLUSION:
Xinjiang is an open-air prison

OBSERVATION:
Canada forcibly separated Indigenous children from their parents and prevented them from following their culture

CONCLUSION:
China forcibly separates Uyghur children from their parents and prevents them from following their culture

OBSERVATION:
The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has been linked to dozens of deaths and blood clots, and cases are rising in countries that have administered it to their population.

CONCLUSION:
Chinese vaccines are ineffective and face trust issues.

OBSERVATION:
US diplomats frequently use rude, harsh, and undiplomatic language and rhetoric against sovereign nations, often literally threatening to bomb or invade them.

CONCLUSION:
Chinese diplomats engage in harsh rhetoric and "Wolf Warrior Diplomacy".

OBSERVATION:
The US has the highest recorded pandemic death toll of all nations

CONCLUSION:
The US is the best place to be during the pandemic

OBSERVATION:
The US has 6,185 (known) nuclear warheads. China has less than 300.

CONCLUSION:
China's nuclear weapons are a cause for concern.

OBSERVATION:
Hundreds of millions globally have received Chinese vaccines. China has exported 500 million doses and administered 1.3 billion at home. Apart from this epic real-world data, numerous clinical trials have also been conducted.

CONCLUSION:
Chinese vaccines "lack data"

OBSERVATION:
Israel is demolishing Muslim graveyards

CONCLUSION:
China is demolishing Muslim graveyards

OBSERVATION:
Peng Shuai is seen hanging out with friends in public and appearing at public events covered by the media

CONCLUSION:
Peng Shuai is missing

OBSERVATION:
Communism and Nazism could not be more different

CONCLUSION:
Communism and Nazism are basically the same

OBSERVATION
US COVID strategy has ensured that daily life is returning to normal, the economy is bouncing back, and people are resuming daily activities. However, deaths are on the rise and the toll is nearing 1 million.

CONCLUSION:
China's COVID strategy is the Pyrrhic victory

OBSERVATION:
China has disciplined and punished millions of corrupt officials, even creating documentaries about how it achieved the feat

CONCLUSION:
China has no clue how to fight corruption

OBSERVATION:
USA invades nations on false pretexts

CONCLUSION:
Russia will invade nations on false pretexts

OBSERVATION:
USA racially profiles Chinese diaspora scientists

CONCLUSION:
China racially profiles Chinese diaspora scientists

OBSERVATION:
Canada forces minority children into boarding schools

CONCLUSION:
China forces minority children into boarding schools

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