[Mofleaker]

I feel that whataboutism is a term that gets abused a lot in threads about China.

Pointing out that the US does the very same doesn't necessarily discredit or diminish the problem with China's actions. If anything it shows we should be worried about these things on a global scale.

[izacus]

> Pointing out that the US does the very same doesn't necessarily discredit or diminish the problem with China's actions. If anything it shows we should be worried about these things on a global scale.

I think the main issue is that those actions aren't written about or criticised when done by the western powers. Hence why these article seems so hypocritical - they try to paint actions accepted and normal in western world as somehow evil when done by the eastern part. It doesn't mean they're not bad - but it does seem like the articles are just propaganda and not an objective look.

[true_religion]

Sure, one can technically use technology against your own people, but no one likes to think about betrayal of that kind.

So, the default assumption is that killbots controlled by your country are safe to you, but killbots made by a foreign power are dangerous.