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The number of downvotes on this meme is fascinating.
Perhaps this will also be popular: Reuters, 2018: China overtakes U.S. for healthy lifespan: WHO data
Edit to add: Do people think we just make this shit up?
United Nations, 2019: Helping 800 Million People Escape Poverty Was Greatest Such Effort in History, Says Secretary-General, on Seventieth Anniversary of China’s Founding
World Bank, 2022: Lifting 800 Million People Out of Poverty – New Report Looks at Lessons from China’s Experience
Tricontinental: Serve the People: The Eradication of Extreme Poverty in China
Noooo China bad if you didn't know!
I'm almost the opposite side of the political compass from current Chinese regime but even I must admit Sinophobia is out of control. It is totally cool to altogether dismiss and undermine any of their achievements and reduce 1/6 of humanity down to a single facet, all because popular Western propaganda says so.
Nope. It's because The Chinese Communist Party and CCP propagandists are known for outright demonstrously lying, censoring, and manipulating information to suit their narratives and agenda to a fault. It has nothing to do with "Western propaganda". It's purely due to the CCP's own well deserved reputation. In truth, Western civs don't trust the Western government nor the Chinese Government; especially when it comes to those who are on this very platform.