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> It’s impressive to see the pace of Chinese censors.

I'm not sure that impressive is the right term here...

It is. If someone eats 100 hot dogs in 20 minutes, you might still say "That's impressive" but also feel horrified and sickened.

I see your point, and although technically correct, the writer had a lot of words to choose from.

For instance, if a nourishing lake had suddenly dried up, I'd use a different word. Perhaps devastating.

I see the word choice as more than technically correct. "Impressive" does not necessarily carry a positive connotation.

Even if it did, artistic license allows for a certain degree of irony and detachment.

It's not even impressive because it doesnt even work