Why the Chinese Internet Is Cheering Russia’s Invasion
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As the world overwhelmingly condemns the assault on Ukraine, online opinion in China is mostly pro-Russia, pro-war and pro-Putin.

some pretty choice quotes in here

“The U.S. is in no position to tell China off,” she said. Then she mentioned the three journalists who were killed in NATO’s bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade in 1999, a tragic incident that prompted widespread anti-U.S. protests in China.

“NATO still owes the Chinese people a debt of blood,” she said. You sent

"Recent speeches by some of China’s most influential advisers to the government on international relations suggest that the miscalculation may have been based on deep distrust of the United States. They saw it as a declining power that wanted to push for war with false intelligence because it would benefit the United States, financially and strategically."

also mentions 'little pinks' which I guess is the Chinese equivalent to 'tankies' more or less?

  • CommunistBear [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Mostly young, nationalistic online users like these, known as “little pinks” in China

    I don't know why I love this so much

    • culpritus [any]
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      3 years ago

      The term Little Pink originated on the website Jinjiang Literature City [zh] (晋江文学城), when a group of users kept strongly criticizing people who published posts containing negative news about China. Within Jinjiang Literature City, this group became known as the "Jinjiang Girl Group Concerned for the Country", or the Little Pink, which is the main color of the website's front page.

      In terms of demographics, according to Zhuang Pinghui of South China Morning Post, 83% of the Little Pink are female, with most of them between 18 and 24 years old. More than half of the Little Pink are from third- and fourth-tier cities in China.

      They are primarily active on social media sites banned in China such as Twitter and Instagram. Many of the Little Pink are Chinese students studying abroad in countries which do not block access to those sites. They have been compared to the Red Guards of the cultural revolution.

      The Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper People's Daily and its daily tabloid Global Times have both lavished praise on the Little Pink as has the Communist Youth League of China.

      In October 2021, the Little Pink were the subject of criticism by the satirical song "Fragile" by Malaysian singer Namewee and Australian singer Kimberley Chen. A commentary in the South China Morning Post opined that the song should have prompted, instead of the actual angry response by the Little Pink, a self-reflection on the dangers of their fervent nationalism. The commentary compared their path and its dangers to the one taken by Trump supporters in the 2021 United States Capitol attack.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Pink

      • CopsDyingIsGood [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        83% of the Little Pink are female, with most of them between 18 and 24 years old. More than half of the Little Pink are from third- and fourth-tier cities in China

        omg my future wife is a veteran of the posting wars :CommiePOGGERS:

        • TeethOrCoat [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          My Chinese friend is actually part of that demographic. Even though we're complete strangers, we've already started using 同志 to address each other.

        • doctor_sociology [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          83% of the Little Pink are female, with most of them between 18 and 24 years old. More than half of the Little Pink are from third- and fourth-tier cities in China

          the third and 4th tier checks out. most 1st tier city chinese are insanely liberal and benefitted the most from market reforms.