The trend has reportedly sparked a backlash from some in China due to safety reasons. Read more at straitstimes.com.

  • wimpysocks@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Why does the allegiance to country matter here? Am I missing something? Would we ask to get news about some silly domestic trend from a non pro-Washington source?

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      1 year ago

      Being pro-Beijing doesn’t just mean an allegiance to China, it means that the media supports the CCP which is an oppressive government that constantly violate human rights.

      We say pro-Beijing because it is about the government, not the country.

      But tankies always struggle to understand the difference between a government and a country.