Chinese government censors ruling lines through Australian books

smh.com.au

13 pointsleavjenn3 comments

I'm likely in the minority but I don't see a problem with a nation enforcing its own rules inside its own borders, even if one might not agree with those rules, when it isn't hurting anyone. When we are flying spy planes and sailing hangar-ships and WMD subs at other nations borders, like Russia and China have to live with every day, I feel it is hypocrisy to complain over China deciding what they want to allow printed in China.

This whole anti China/Russia propaganda-thing the US et al. are running is disgusting.

> when it isn’t hurting anyone

Your worldview is limited if you think that brazen censorship doesn’t hurt anyone. They could erase whole periods of history, cover up mistakes that the government has made, or hide abuses that are in progress by censoring media. And they’re only gaining more control over their people’s lives - what they see, hear and think. I wouldn’t want to live there.

The only ones hurt here are Australians who wants to get books printed in China. I didn't say censorship was not hurting anyone.

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