| > OT - anecdotally, I'm seeing an uptick in anti-China reporting. Are you feeling that too or is just me? There is always anti-[something] "reporting". The russia hysteria has died down so now it's time for the china hysteria. After that, it'll be back to terrorism or something else. We've always been at war with eurasia, or is it eastasia? Propaganda is ubiquitous and ever present. Has to be to maintain control over a gigantic country. What's true for china, russia and the EU is also true for us. > Alternatively, it could be a top-down "agenda" to confront China and the media is gradually setting the zeitgeist to confront China. There is definitely a battle between the pro- and anti- china factions amongst the elites. Seems like the anti-china group is gaining momentum. > What are your thoughts? It's obvious top-down agenda for sure. Just like with the constant anti-facebook spam in the media. But with china, the top doesn't seem united yet. When we see start seeing anti-china spam from recode, theverge, businessinsider, dailybeast and the rest of the second rate propaganda outfits, then we can be sure it's a solid unified top-down agenda. Another dead giveaway is anti-china propaganda comments. If we see a sudden increase of those, then we can be sure that the top has unified. Until then, all we can do is wait. |