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?

  • plov_mix [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    Just want to point out that unfair, selective, and out-of-context characterizations of Chinese sentiments are already making lives extra hard for Chinese people trapped in Ukraine. I’ve seen from more than a couple of young Chinese uni students on social media saying they are too scared to go to the bomb shelters because of anti-Chinese propaganda.

    • culpritus [any]
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      3 years ago

      Chinese authorities may not have gauged the level of racism in Ukraine accurately, hence the re-calibration mentioned here.

      Nationalistic emotions on social media were also sparked by the Chinese Embassy in Ukraine. Unlike most embassies in Kyiv, it didn’t urge its citizens to evacuate. Hours into the war, it advised Chinese people to post the country’s red flag conspicuously on their vehicles when traveling, indicating that it would provide protection.

      The state-owned People’s Daily, CCTV and many top government agencies posted about that on Weibo. Many people used the hashtag #theChineseredwillprotectyou, referring to the flag.

      The idea echoed a movie, the 2017 Chinese blockbuster “Wolf Warrior 2,” which ends with the hero taking fellow passengers safely through a war zone in Africa as he holds a Chinese flag high. “It’s Chinese,” an armed fighter says. “Hold your fire.”

      Two days later, the embassy reversed course, urging Chinese citizens not to display anything that would disclose their identity. Chinese people living in Ukraine advised fellow citizens not to make comments on social media that could jeopardize their security.

      I think this timing might line up with the reports coming from Ukraine of non-whites being blocked at the border or unable to find space on trains, etc.

      • doctor_sociology [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        overall chinese people are prety naieve about anti-asian racism in foreign lands because the state controlled media tries to keep a lid on nationalism and really avoids fanning the flames of hatred.

        i know a lot of chinese that went to america and were totally shocked by the level of racism that poc encounter on a day to day basis simply because it isn't a thing highlighted outside of the "little pinks" that people scoff at for exaggerated antiwest sentiment

        • culpritus [any]
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          3 years ago

          thanks for the input comrade :heart-sickle:

          since I literally just learned about 'little pinks' from NYT and that wiki page, it's good to have some more perspective

      • ssjmarx [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        it advised Chinese people to post the country’s red flag conspicuously on their vehicles when traveling

        Holy shit, this is a plot point from the second Wolf Warrior movie. I wonder who came up with it first.