There's something very wrong going on with reporting on China, that seems to have kicked into overdrive lately. Take this piece: nytimes.com/2021/03/29/wor… This is a news story — a story based on fact and not opinion — but it is filled with dot-connecting and unsupported assertions.

First off, the piece makes it look like China is responsible for the "rancorous encounter" — but are they?

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The OAS is not always the neutral, independent body it should be. It overturned an election it didn't like in Haiti and scrutinizes left-leaning countries while turning a blind eye to right-wing regimes. cepr.net/publications/r… In its preliminary audit, the OAS doubles down on the idea that the quick count was manipulated, *even though the official count is the only binding count and it is counted in a separate process.* Most of the report is about the quick count. oas.org/documents/spa/…

THREAD: If you haven't been following the situation in Bolivia here's a rundown. Briefly, the OAS, an emboldened opposition (which clearly is not the most popular party in the country), the media, and the Trump admin ousted a successful leftist leader. For the longer story: Evo Morales, the first indigenous president in a country that is majority indigenous, has overseen an economic transformation since his first term, and he's very popular to this day. cepr.net/publications/r…