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Re:Chinese authorities install app on phones of people enter... by dmix on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @02:03PM (#20337701)
"But western countries do x [whataboutism]" is the standard Chinese propaganda response to everything too.

A big part of the 50-cent party's job [1] is to promote negative western news stories.

[1] https://www.wikiwand.com/en/50_Cent_Party

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Re:Chinese authorities install app on phones of people enter... by dv_dt on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @02:30PM (#20337996)
At some point when both nations disrespect peoples privacy rights at their borders, it becomes a repression version of the Overton window.
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Re:Chinese authorities install app on phones of people enter... by siidooloo on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @02:07PM (#20337754)
And it was successful. Half the comments are now about the West. And you have to scroll down to see any of the comments about China.
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