| It'd be a travesty if she was lost. Her videos shined a light in the chaotic darkness of the beginning of this pandemic. I've been concerned lately that a lot of articles critical of China's government have comment sections filled with things like, "America is no better, just look at their prisons" or "Europe has no right to judge, look at how they've handled the migrant crisis", etc. Or, worse, accusing the authors of being xenophobic or racist only because they cast China in a poor light. There seems to be an odd desire right now to ignore any injustices going on in other countries, in favor of critiquing Western nations. Or even downplaying and excusing foreign corruption, to try to highlight how bad Western corruption is. This sort of Victim Olympics does nothing to help the foreign human rights activists, such as Zhang Zhan, who are crying out to the world and begging for our attention. China's corruption is a unique beast that has unique impacts on its victims. Journalists like Zhang Zhan have highlighted this and presented rock-solid evidence. I dearly hope the Western world can quit its culture war squabbles for long enough to listen and offer all possible aid. It's increasingly hard to hear their plight over the sound of the West tearing itself to pieces. |
She probably will be saved. It's a lot of troubles if she would be harmed. All those will be blamed on CCP, and the lower officials who are handling the case in the frontline will be the scapegoat.
Everyone in the chain of command is incentives to ensure her safety.
But many in the West would want her to die. In order to denote the conflicts.
> Her videos shined a light in the chaotic darkness of the beginning of this pandemic.
Yep. But if you actually watched her video, most of them are actually herself speaking the darkness, seldom there is an actual scene of darkness caught on her camera.
I think she was mostly a very conscious person of the surrounding. But I highly doubt her news reporting skills and objectiveness.
> I've been concerned lately that a lot of articles critical of China's government have comment sections filled with things like, "America is no better, just look at their prisons" or "Europe has no right to judge, look at how they've handled the migrant crisis", etc.
Could you double check your statistics, and making sure that your impression was not exaggerated. And make sure that you are not siloed in some algorithm trap as well.
If you think about it, there is actually negligible amount of articles that are not critical of Chinese government. China is literally everyone's scapegoat for anything that is tangible for anyone to joke or divert the public's attention.
If you are seeing comments showing alternative views. That's a good thing! It's good not because they trust China. It's good because people are thinking more of the situation, and what's good for their living.
> Or, worse, accusing the authors of being xenophobic or racist only because they cast China in a poor light.
I mean, given what happened during the pandemic, and the Asian hate crime surge. It's not a stretch for some concerned readers (just like you) to have such emotions.
I myself were seriously concerned. And I bought 2 hand guns, 2 rifles, during the pandemic. Because I am a Chinese living in US, and I am concerned of my own and my wife and 2 young kids' safety. (And it turns out shooting as a sport is kind of fun, but that's a different story).
> There seems to be an odd desire right now to ignore any injustices going on in other countries, in favor of critiquing Western nations.
Really? Where are your evidence?
> Or even downplaying and excusing foreign corruption, to try to highlight how bad Western corruption is.
Name some examples. You are stating sweeping concept without evidences.
The global media is predominantly Western. I see no such sentiment reflected widely.