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Mar 4 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
The whataboutism hitting social media from those who can’t bear to criticise Vladimir Putin for invading another country and bombing civilian communities is something to behold. Even a child can understand that one evil act doesn’t excuse another. It’s pretty simple.
For example, here’s what they’re making excuses for... #UkraineRussiaWar
And they’re excusing this... #UkraineRussiaWar
And this...

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Mar 1
#China’s Embassy in #Ukraine says it’s now started to get groups of Chinese citizens out of the country. #Russia #UkraineRussiaWar
That China is only getting its people out now could in mean 1: #Beijing initially felt it was important not to upset #Russia by prematurely getting Chinese people out of Ukraine or 2: #China did not expect #Moscow to attack all of #Ukraine?
Or possibility no 3: Could it mean #China thought that #Russia would take #Ukraine so quickly that it would not necessitate Chinese people leaving (hence the early advice to put Chinese flags on cars)? NOTE: this would've been a risky strategy because even a quick war is deadly.
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Feb 28
In #Beijing today Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular press briefing that #Russia and #China are "strategic partners" but not "allies". He said China would not interfere in the #Ukraine crisis.
Asked if #China was neutral in terms of the #UkraineRussiaWar, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin said: "China is always on the side of peace and justice". #Russia #Ukraine
Asked about the removal of some of #Russia's banks from the SWIFT system because of the country's invasion of #Ukraine, #China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman said: "We do not endorse sanctions as a means of solving problems. China and Russia will continue normal trade cooperation".
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Feb 28
#China’s Communist Party media is promoting a statement from #Russia’s Embassy in #Beijing. The statement refers to the “Neo Nazi’s” who “seized power in #Ukraine” in 2014 and how the Government in Kyiv “launched a war on its own people”.
The message from #Russia’s embassy in #China says that Russia’s forces are now “taking necessary actions to end the pain” of Russian speaking people in #Ukraine’s east. It calls on the world not to assist the “neo Nazi” government in #Kyiv.
#Russia’s embassy in #China also warns other nations “thinking of intervening in Russia’s military actions - don’t intervene. Otherwise you will soon face the most miserable consequences in history”. #UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine
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Feb 26
#China’s #Ukraine embassy has changed its instructions to its citizens inside the war-torn country. As I reported a few days ago, it was telling people to ‘post a Chinese flag on their car and "help one another out" while showing "China's strength"’. bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
Now #China’s #Ukraine Embassy is advising its citizens there: “do not freely reveal your identity or display identifying signs”. No flags? I wonder if #Beijing is worried about blowback on Chinese people there once word spreads that it has refused to criticise the invasion etc?
BTW, apart from the Chinese Government spokespeople attacking the mere use of the word “invasion” to describe what’s happening in #Ukraine, it wouldn’t take much for Ukrainians to see Chinese nationalist fanning of support for Putin in the Communist Party’s press in recent days.
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Feb 11
What a disgraceful piece of garbage the Communist Party’s dirt rag the Global Times is. Anyone who works there should feel ashamed of themselves. Oh my god! I (wait for it) blocked a follower. The Govt here blocks all of Twitter because it distrusts Chinese people you imbeciles.
If people are interested in #China’s media, the best is Sixth Tone, Caixin etc and the absolute worst is the Global Times. Imagine a gutless, toilet paper tabloid with no ethics, then you give it the bully power of #China’s Communist Party... there you have the @globaltimesnews
To state the bleedin obvious: blocking someone on Twitter who attacks you isn’t threatening their freedom of speech. They can say whatever they like on Twitter but I don’t have to engage with it. Yet #China completely blocking Twitter destroys freedom of speech, denies knowledge.
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Feb 11
What it’s like for the lucky spectators who can get a ticket for the #Beijing2022 Winter Olympics. I’ll take you in... bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…
If you have a read of this piece I hope you get a sense of how cool and nice the #Beijing2020 Olympic volunteers are, as with the spectators I met. Such a pity these Games & #Tokyo last year had to be held in a time of Rona and that more people couldn’t participate. #China
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