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China is flooding Taiwan with disinformation

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Re: China is flooding Taiwan with disinformation

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Post by libraryatnight »

jamesaurichs wrote: post #9
maverick2007 wrote: post #5

> America had asked Taiwan to manufacture biological weapons at a lab run by the island’s defence ministry, the report claimed. This reminds me a lot of the (presumably Russian disinformation) story that flitted around American conservative spheres early in the Ukraine war saying that the US gov was setting up bio weapon labs at the border with Russia and that's why the Russian invasion was justified. Funny how the e…

There's going to be a lot of Russian and Chinese interference in American politics in 2024 for sure

It's nasty out there already. Not looking forward to this.

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Post by Supply5411 »

AbrahamParangi wrote: post #23
Supply5411 wrote: post #18

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You’re downvoted because this claim is worse than an insane conspiracy theory. It’s just mind-blowingly stupid.

What claim? I'm quoting the article and saying its ridiculous that racial bioweapon threats are becoming normalized.

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Post by nickpeterson »

adventured wrote: post #10
anthonymelchett wrote: post #6

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Could you list a bunch of it and explain why it's disinformation? Given it's a flood, there must be an enormous amount of it over time.

There was so much disinformation the Chinese military had to crush it in the streets with tanks.

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Post by stale2002 »

goodbyesf wrote: post #20
jamesaurichs wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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> Who cares?

Presumable the hundreds of thousands, or maybe even millions of people in China who are going to die if they invade Taiwan, due to all the weapons that the US gives Taiwan and will continue to give them to defend themselves.

And possibly even more that that if and when either the USA or surrounding Pacific Asia countries get directly involved against China.

Those US bases aren't there for show.

Instead, they are they to shoot down invading forces from China, if they start an invasion.

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Post by coliveira »

The expression "flooding with disinformation" is the hallmark of biased reporting. Why is only one side considered as "disinformation" while the other side is assumed to be only talking the truth? The only conclusion I can reach is that the economist is doing here the very same thing they're accusing the other side.

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Post by Supply5411 »

coliveira wrote: post #27

The expression "flooding with disinformation" is the hallmark of biased reporting. Why is only one side considered as "disinformation" while the other side is assumed to be only talking the truth? The only conclusion I can reach is that the economist is doing here the very same thing they're accusing the other side.

MSM wants to pretend that nobody realizes their purpose is to push disinformation to everyone, all the time. So they clutch their pearls when "the other side" does it. Sorry, MSM, your credibility is in the toilet. You're all pushing disinformation, all the time. You get no points for calling the other side out on it.

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Post by tjpd »

goodbyesf wrote: post #20
jamesaurichs wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Glass hearted is a Chinese insult meaning you are weak minded and/or easily offended.

Pinkie is a term used to describe young pro-China online posters.

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

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