With respect to 3. I want to ask:
Is it usual to Hu and the Global Times to put out material presenting a revisionist viewpoint on Twitter? I'm new to this and was totally blindsided by that.
Is it usual to Hu and the Global Times to put out material presenting a revisionist viewpoint on Twitter? I'm new to this and was totally blindsided by that.
It’s important to understand that the Chinese view the last 150 years of Chinese Western relations as a terrible humiliation and loss of face. They will say and do whatever is required to gain the upper hand and, most importantly, keep treasure flowing from North America into China.
With respect to 3. I want to ask:
Is it usual to Hu and the Global Times to put out material presenting a revisionist viewpoint on Twitter? I'm new to this and was totally blindsided by that.
It’s important to understand that the Chinese view the last 150 years of Chinese Western relations as a terrible humiliation and loss of face. They will say and do whatever is required to gain the upper hand and, most importantly, keep treasure flowing from North America into China.
That wasn't quite what I was getting at. Being 'semi-official' party mouthpieces I really wasn't expecting them to mention it at all.