@calicoarse Unfortunately my mandarin isn't yet so good that I can improve on anyone's translations, but I do have some information on this leak.
I think the "framing" of the report itself does a lot of the work, though. Take these three screenshots:
I think the "framing" of the report itself does a lot of the work, though. Take these three screenshots:
@calicoarse One of the authors, Austin Ramzy, was recently caught by a Chinese commentator tipping his hand a bit too hard in terms of revealing his feelings towards China via some aesthetic choices on Twitter.
@calicoarse He's now changed it to something more innocuous.
So with these two points in hand, I think you can do something akin to what the person who did the BBC analysis did, and separate fact from spin.
So with these two points in hand, I think you can do something akin to what the person who did the BBC analysis did, and separate fact from spin.
@calicoarse Reading the papers carefully, with awareness of the incessant spin, it seems that China is indeed very hard on terrorists, but harbours no ill-feelings towards Muslims in general.
Take as a counterpoint this article from NPR from 2010:
Take as a counterpoint this article from NPR from 2010:
@calicoarse America has fostered this idea that all Muslims are suspected terrorists for 3 decades.
Now, after murdering millions of Muslims and destroying several countries, it is charging China with this confusion.
The unchallenged assumption is that nobody can be less racist than them.
Now, after murdering millions of Muslims and destroying several countries, it is charging China with this confusion.
The unchallenged assumption is that nobody can be less racist than them.
