[rekabis]

That was my thought, too. I mean, if there was a deliberate falsehood or even a misrepresentation, why not point that out? That is how you make your point - by bringing evidence to the table.

Pointing out the political alignment and reliability of the site is an interesting mash-up of the “poisoning the well” and “ad hominem” fallacies, and does indicate that the commenter has no ammunition with which to refute the published statements.

The political alignment of the reporting agency might point out the motive behind making the article in the first place, but unless there is an explicit falsehood or misrepresentation, why would this affect the veracity of what was written?

China fucked up in a typically dystopian pro-power, pro-cronyism, anti-citizen, anti-communism manner. Full stop. Not much else that can be said here…