There’s the obvious language barrier, but just because something is not from the west does not mean it’s accurate.

I lived in Hong Kong for 3 years, Malaysia for 1, and live in a former Soviet country, so I am no stranger to non-western options.

I hope you give non-western media the same critical analysis that you do western media.

I’m not okay with suppression of information though. How would I even interact with Iranian citizens given that the government has blocked internet access?

Media isn’t blocked in western countries like it is in authoritarian dictatorships like china, Russia, Iran, north Korea, Cuba, etc…

Lack of popularity does not equal censorship and that’s a huge distinction. If I wanted to, I could read NK news.

So the state should choose what people can read and say?

Why on earth would you want that?

I really don’t get the tankie obsession with dictators and authoritarian rule. It seems so contrary to socialist ethos.

I wasn’t thinking about the Chinese internet firewall at the moment, but you bring up a good point - that’s a bad thing. What’s the alternative, internet freedom where china can’t police the media and public discourse?

Sucks how the west makes china censor it’s citizens.

You’re the one who keeps dick measuring countries. I call out specific bad actions, regardless of who commits them.

It’s okay though, the west made you post that message.

Got it. Everything is the west’s fault. Very nuanced.

You guys are so weird. Russia is awful for non-cis people and you’re all falling over yourselves simping for them.

Let’s both hope it never happens then. I’d rather be your friend than adversary.

You remind me of a Russian propagandist right before one of their invasions of Ukraine.

Right. Reactionary. That must be why china is requiring that all civilian ferries are capable of RORO of tank sized vehicles and why they’re building massive landing barges capable of handling landing on Taiwan’s rocky coasts.

Taiwan has every right to be concerned with an invasion because it’s what china keeps saying.

So, no, you don’t get to wave your propaganda wand and make a very real issue go away.

I am familiar with the history of the ROC, but let’s be real - Taiwan has existed as an independent nation for a long time now and those land claims are bogus.

Those military drills are also literally in Taiwan to help prepare for a chinese invasion of their land. What a weird thing to compare to what China is doing.

Would it be an escalation if the held war games directly on the chinese coast while making demands they submit their country to the US?

What are you even talking about now? This is just nonsense.

Stay on topic - China is literally surrounding Taiwan with multiple military exercises, making threatening comments, intentionally ramming ships with their ‘coast guard’ in other another country’s territory, making imperialistic claims to territory that doesn’t belong to them in the south china sea; they are an imperialistic aggressor and these actions should be called out just like the inexcusable US actions should be called out. Neither is acceptable and I absolutely call out the US too. I’m not even anti-communist; I’m anti-imperialist and authoritarian. Something that unfortunately you tankies put together in one package and are unwilling to critically think about.

Btw, China has absolutely engaged in military action in the past 50 years and you need to educate yourself.

If you think these two things are even remotely the same, you’re not thinking critically at all.

If you can’t understand how the numerous Chinese military exercises like this are a specific threat to Taiwan, then I’m not sure you’re capable of reason

Please provide similar evidence of threats to Chinese territory (besides the soviet union stealing their land).

Didn’t realize you had a monopoly on intelligence 😁

Got any other blanket statements about “the west”? Should people start making the same comments about your people?

Would it be appropriate for US ships to ram Chinese ships in Chinese waters?

There are no threats to Chinese territorial waters; this is happening in Philippine territory.

Just pathetic. Seek help with your xenophobic nonsense.

Why is china ramming Philippine boats in waters that aren’t their territory?

Are you saying that removing tariffs from trade with one region means you cannot otherwise be imperialist? That’s completely illogical.