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I think they work more with soft power and information shaping than most countries yes.
I don't. I think they probably do engage in that, but no more than any other powerful nation.
Which makes the statement of the US true, and the statement of China false.
No, the US is claiming that China is somehow uniquely untrustworthy. Where are the warnings about Saudi Arabia? Or France? Or Israel?
America is singling out China. Why?
Where are they claiming China is unique? From the quotes I saw, they just claimed they were doing it a lot.
By singling out China and omitting all other purveyors of misinformation because they are US allies.
Off the top of my head, only North has a more comprehensive information firewall. And the common online whataboutism not-as-bad-as-the-US then taking about criticism of China is pulled straight from their foreign relations tactics. I wouldn't be surprised if they planted those arguments in online forums to start, and now the argument is self sustaining. Plus things like the nomenclature around Tiwan and other disputed territories is intentionally confusing.
The firewall doesn't spread misinformation, which is what the US is talking about.
I bet it is, but that doesn't make it misinformation.
The firewall does cause misinformation to spread by making their citizens and others in the country misinformed when talking to people outside, making them spread misinformation.
Again, 'what about' causes misinformation to spread by making conversation less useful.