Nah, Border disputes with Buthan and India, but more importantly the south China sea. The island disputes with Vietnam, Phillipines, Japan.
Even suggesting the border is not the way China’s official policy states will get you in trouble in China, and that’s what my comment initially was about. Japanese artists taking art in a platform where they open themselves up for potential problems with the PRC.
I’m not from around there, but the heavy handed way the Chinese government suppresses dissenting is worrying, and not something people are used to when from a free democratic society. There seem to be a lot of intricacies to what you can and cannot say. And even though Weibo gives people access to the immense user base, there is a risk. A moment of not being careful (saying something not acceptable to China) can have huge consequences (up to and including loss of freedom).
Well it’s pretty clear that Japanese artists are perfectly happy using Weibo. Meanwhile, I think people in the west should be more worried about the way western regimes suppress speech and freedoms. Here’s just one example. If that’s what a free and democratic society looks like then Weibo is a pretty good choice if you ask me.
Emmanuel Macron is facing a backlash after threatening to cut off social media networks as a means of stopping the spread of violence during periods of unrest.
Critics said considering such measures would put France alongside authoritarian countries such as China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.
So threatening to do something and getting a lot of pushback for even suggesting it, is the same as what happens in the PRC. Got it.
What a weird argument to make. Noone needed to suggest closing off social media in China as it is already an established form of control and surveillance for the state.
And the whataboutism regarding the draconian laws in France don’t change that.
Both can be wrong for completely different reasons. And I reject the false equivalence you are trying to make.
But we seem to have strayed far from Japanese creators switching to weibo and the possible risks that this could bring the creators. As I said before, I hope it brings them nothing but joy and prosperity.
Western states already have established firm control and surveillance as well as anybody who’s been paying any attention knew ever since Snowden revelations. Meanwhile, invoking whataboutism is a logical fallacy used to create a double standard for yourself and others. Claiming that China is authoritarian while the west is democratic while both do exact same things is just hypocrisy.
The reality is that there aren’t any real risk for Japanese creators using weibo, it’s just concern trolling.
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You mean the actual borders as recognized by the UN and vast majority of countries in the world including the US?
Nah, Border disputes with Buthan and India, but more importantly the south China sea. The island disputes with Vietnam, Phillipines, Japan.
Even suggesting the border is not the way China’s official policy states will get you in trouble in China, and that’s what my comment initially was about. Japanese artists taking art in a platform where they open themselves up for potential problems with the PRC.
I’m not from around there, but the heavy handed way the Chinese government suppresses dissenting is worrying, and not something people are used to when from a free democratic society. There seem to be a lot of intricacies to what you can and cannot say. And even though Weibo gives people access to the immense user base, there is a risk. A moment of not being careful (saying something not acceptable to China) can have huge consequences (up to and including loss of freedom).
Well it’s pretty clear that Japanese artists are perfectly happy using Weibo. Meanwhile, I think people in the west should be more worried about the way western regimes suppress speech and freedoms. Here’s just one example. If that’s what a free and democratic society looks like then Weibo is a pretty good choice if you ask me.
So threatening to do something and getting a lot of pushback for even suggesting it, is the same as what happens in the PRC. Got it.
Nah, it’s not just threatening. France just passed a bill allowing police allowing police to remotely activate phone cameras and microphones for surveillance https://www.engadget.com/french-assembly-passes-bill-allowing-police-to-remotely-activate-phone-cameras-and-microphones-for-surveillance-210539401.html
And, you’re right it’s not the same as what happens in PRC where nobody suggested cutting off social media during four months of protests.
What a weird argument to make. Noone needed to suggest closing off social media in China as it is already an established form of control and surveillance for the state.
And the whataboutism regarding the draconian laws in France don’t change that.
Both can be wrong for completely different reasons. And I reject the false equivalence you are trying to make.
But we seem to have strayed far from Japanese creators switching to weibo and the possible risks that this could bring the creators. As I said before, I hope it brings them nothing but joy and prosperity.
Western states already have established firm control and surveillance as well as anybody who’s been paying any attention knew ever since Snowden revelations. Meanwhile, invoking whataboutism is a logical fallacy used to create a double standard for yourself and others. Claiming that China is authoritarian while the west is democratic while both do exact same things is just hypocrisy.
The reality is that there aren’t any real risk for Japanese creators using weibo, it’s just concern trolling.
And you do the double standard so well.
“Exactly the same thing”. Right.
No, I’m not doing any double standard. What western governments do is demonstrably what westerners claim makes China authoritarian.