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Why the Chinese Internet Is Cheering Russia’s Invasion

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there are lots of disinformation/propaganda in China, for example

http://taihangsummit.com/58f2d79d03/

in it, they falsely claim that Ukraine did genocide in Donbass and there was a mass burial site for 30k victims.

I really hope to translate them and get these shitty things exposed under the sunlight.

Ukraine's victory will slap their faces hard.

I read similar info from a French TV, the title of the documentary reads: `"War in Ukraine: Anne-Laure Bonnel "where I am (Donbass) the bombings are Ukrainians"`: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdETdJfYDhw

That's very different from what we can read from the mainstream media and social networks nowadays. Anyone who knows French can confirm that?

We all know what the mainstream opinions are like now, and I came across this FoxNews interview with Colonel Douglas MacGregor (retried, US army), and he had a bit different view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lasT-5Mrpk

Anyone think if the Colenel's point of view firm?

The elephant in the room. Hope to see more light brought to this topic. I believe Anti-US sentiment in China might be at an all-time high and it is only getting flamed by their government.

My contrarian view—the biggest winner of Russian sanctions won’t be Ukraine, it will be China. And perhaps that is why they are choosing to propagate pro-russia sentiment inland.

As a Chinese, I have to say that there are many Chinese who have no principles and no capacity for empathy. Many Chinese are social Darwinists, even though they are at the bottom, but they think completely from the point of view of the rulers. Although there are quite a few Chinese who are against the war and stand with Ukraine. But most of these posts were deleted by the government-controlled social media, so it looks like most of the Chinese are on the side of Russia. As a Chinese, I am very ashamed to live in the same country as these people.

>many Chinese who have no principles and no capacity for empathy.

I disagree.

Many Chinese have no false illusions about the history of NATO provocation and belligerence. Many of their parents and relatives died defending their own country and borders from the same NATO countries. They can smell the bullshit in the prevailing western narrative about this conflict.

The fact that NATO would seriously arm Ukranian Nazis, Wahabist Terrorists, Mujahadeen, ISIS, and other dangerous groups just for the sake of destablization and a temporary upper hand in conflicts/resources-wars is not commendable and extremely immoral.

The millions of innocent civilians that die due to this immorality and lack of consideration from NATO are almost completely ignored by western audiences. Most Chinese do not ignore these civilian deaths, which is why I expect they are taking the positions they are.

You can't post like this to HN, even if you belong to the group that you're denouncing. I realize it's much more complex in the latter case, and often comes from noble motivations: the wish to see the other side, and to acknowledge the faults of one's own side. But those are subtle distinctions that don't help when the substance of the comment is pure flamebait.

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