Not really; we have no problem with actual, reasonable, criticism of AES nations, we just have no time for "100 MILLION DEAD! AUTHORITARIANISM! GENOCIDE! REDFASCISM!" nonsense.
I'm not trying to be overdramatic, I'm just saying transparency when it comes to areas that might involve crimes against humanity might put the world at ease. If there is nothing bad happening, why not let journalists go and do an investigation?
Well they've let delegations from dozens of countries and the UN visit to inspect. Journalists can go and inspect, and they do all the time.
This sounds a lot like when America was accusing Iraq of having WMDs, and no matter what Iraq did to prove otherwise, the USA would just accuse them of not being transparent enough.
You are saying that as a journalist from, idk, some reputable journalism company, I can go to Xinjiang, talk to the government, and then have free access to tour the facilities on my own schedule and interview whomever I want?
And yes, I agree, the US government sucks and has done bad things.
You are saying that as a journalist from, idk, some reputable journalism company, I can go to Xinjiang, talk to the government, and then have free access to tour the facilities on my own schedule and interview whomever I want?
As much as you can do that in any country, yeah. There's no country on earth where a journalist can just wonder around government facilities when ever they like and get interviews with whoever they like on demand.
And yes, I agree, the US government sucks and has done bad things.
That's not my point; my point is that the US government has and does lie about other countries, and it's media repeats those lies. And that the "their not being transparent!" attack was one of the ways they spread the lie of WMDs in Iraq.
Not really; we have no problem with actual, reasonable, criticism of AES nations, we just have no time for "100 MILLION DEAD! AUTHORITARIANISM! GENOCIDE! REDFASCISM!" nonsense.
I'm not trying to be overdramatic, I'm just saying transparency when it comes to areas that might involve crimes against humanity might put the world at ease. If there is nothing bad happening, why not let journalists go and do an investigation?
Well they've let delegations from dozens of countries and the UN visit to inspect. Journalists can go and inspect, and they do all the time.
This sounds a lot like when America was accusing Iraq of having WMDs, and no matter what Iraq did to prove otherwise, the USA would just accuse them of not being transparent enough.
You are saying that as a journalist from, idk, some reputable journalism company, I can go to Xinjiang, talk to the government, and then have free access to tour the facilities on my own schedule and interview whomever I want?
And yes, I agree, the US government sucks and has done bad things.
As much as you can do that in any country, yeah. There's no country on earth where a journalist can just wonder around government facilities when ever they like and get interviews with whoever they like on demand.
That's not my point; my point is that the US government has and does lie about other countries, and it's media repeats those lies. And that the "their not being transparent!" attack was one of the ways they spread the lie of WMDs in Iraq.