if this was about a head of state within the imperial core or periphery ignoring developments in designated foreign adversaries, it'd be rightfully lampooned as site tagline material. this is nonsense drivel on par with 'kamala green suit' epic clapback trash
Elsewhere, governments may have been glued to the television
begging for one example, the entire screenshotted excerpt hangs on this (likely imaginary) counterexample
I wasn't talking about the tree planting. I was talking about the text I quoted. Here it is again.
Elsewhere, governments may have been glued to the television
I think the PRC and CPC are great! I just hate this style of 'journalism'. If anything, the news here is that the bastion of reactionary liberalism in the BBC is doing it for the PRC. I.e. their trump derangement is stronger than their sinophobia.
When I wrote the bit you quoted:
the entire screenshotted excerpt hangs on this (likely imaginary) counterexample
I meant that the framing of the article, that the tree-planting was a deliberate 'message to Washington', hangs on the hypothetical (other governments glued to the television) that the author assumes to be true.
If we don't give the publisher the benefit of the doubt (and when it comes to the BBC, I don't), this is just another form of orientalist 'China-watching'. Except instead of the author picking apart some inane nonsense to paint those inscrutable orientals in a negative light, they're doing so to paint them positively.
if this was about a head of state within the imperial core or periphery ignoring developments in designated foreign adversaries, it'd be rightfully lampooned as site tagline material. this is nonsense drivel on par with 'kamala green suit' epic clapback trash
begging for one example, the entire screenshotted excerpt hangs on this (likely imaginary) counterexample
hey quiet nerd, china good
This BBC article was released on April 4
This CGTN video was posted on April 4
https://youtu.be/Rjpa4EXsVkQ
There is a CGTN article here with another video that dates the planting event as April 3rd.
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-04-03/VHJhbnNjcmlwdDgzODM1/index.html
Grandpa Xi 🥹
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
I wasn't talking about the tree planting. I was talking about the text I quoted. Here it is again.
I think the PRC and CPC are great! I just hate this style of 'journalism'. If anything, the news here is that the bastion of reactionary liberalism in the BBC is doing it for the PRC. I.e. their trump derangement is stronger than their sinophobia.
When I wrote the bit you quoted:
I meant that the framing of the article, that the tree-planting was a deliberate 'message to Washington', hangs on the hypothetical (other governments glued to the television) that the author assumes to be true.
If we don't give the publisher the benefit of the doubt (and when it comes to the BBC, I don't), this is just another form of orientalist 'China-watching'. Except instead of the author picking apart some inane nonsense to paint those inscrutable orientals in a negative light, they're doing so to paint them positively.
I 100% believe Trump is glued to a television.
The others maybe not.
They weren't talking about Trump! They were talking about other countries impacted by the tariffs.
Yeah probably
Let libs enjoy things
real, this is giving
whitepeopletwitter but red lmao