assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Majority of lemmy users are US based, and the overwhelming majority are western. Similarly, the majority of lemmy users are pretty leftist compared to the average citizen.
It shouldn’t be surprising that we’re not hearing much about bad stuff happening in China. And that’s not even accounting for the difficulty in getting trustworthy information out of China.
If you want examples of semi-recent stuff from China that largely got passed over, take a look at the civil unrest regarding the apartment fires during China’s COVID lockdown, the forcible repatriation of Chinese citizens abroad, suicide rates in major manufacturing hubs, the huge economic hits in real estate and public/private transportation infrastructure, etc.
There’s a lot going on that we simply don’t hear about because people tend to share what relates to them.
livus@kbin.social 5 months ago
This. There's nothing in western news media about domestic issues in China. If
@PumpkinDrama wants to know more they should look for books or articles about Chnese protests such as the anti PX protests and the anti nuclear plant protests.