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Whenever I see any news that portrays China in a good light (e.g. Chinese chip industry, Chinese renewables, car manufacturing, etc) I always assume it is Chinese propaganda by a bot or a shill.
Whenever I see an influencer in China, I am almost certain they've been paid to promote and have strict guidelines on what to say and not to say.
Talk about Tiananmen Square. Any real user would have no restrictions talking about that.
That's what I was going to say. China doesn't need this "spamouflage" network when they have so many useful idiots.
Someone needs to feed them. They don't get that stuff in a vacuum.
It’s honestly catering to the lowest common denominator. Idiots who lack any critical thinking skills at all. Unfortunately my sister is one of them. She is constantly spamming misinformation on her Facebook wall. Whenever I let her know that what she posted is wrong/fake/made up she takes it down but like why were you so gullible to share it in the first place?
Have you noticed anything else strange about her lately? For example, does she claim your plate at dinner, or constantly fight with you about which part of the bathtub is her part?
That's not your sister, you might be living with Xi Jinping.
There was only one Chinese "influencer" I had any respect for, and then she stopped making videos after putting up a video explaining how she got grabbed by the police and warned to be more careful what she says. Absolutely nobody actually living in China can be trusted at all, they're basically all hostages.
Pretty much the only thing I trust about China at face value is Wukong lol
Considering the lore, wukong doesn't sound like a very trustful monkey.
that just sounds like racism
(obligatory "overthrow the CCP remember tiananmen square, end uyghur genocide, and free inner mongolia, tibet, and hong kong" so i don't get downvoted)
Disliking a country is different from disliking a people.
the people are okay but the influencers aren't people?
The influencers are tools of the state. They can't really go against the narrative or the CCP will literally show up at their door
That’s an astonishing way to consume news, but at least you acknowledge your bias.
Given the political climate of the past checks watch 9 years, I'd say it's better to be skeptical of any news whatsoever.