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Subject: Re: Western Press Infallibility
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In article <1725384911.169978@nyx2.nyx.net>, bmoore <bmoore@nyx.net> wrote:
>In article <6d1a4b97079e2800dfcb41f59c45a23b@www.novabbs.com>,
>ltlee1 <ltlee1@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>In article <a0876da4b5de80c46ae8ec94523328e1@www.novabbs.com>,
>>ltlee1 <ltlee1@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>In article <1725108944.691998@nyx2.nyx.net>, bmoore <bmoore@nyx.net>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>You have said before that you don't listen to the Western press with
>>> regard to China. Then you quote the >Western press as a reliable source
>>> about beliefs of the Chinese people. Makes no sense.
>>
>>I still don't believe Western press as a reliable source about China and
>>Chinese.
>>Why? Simply put. Their reports are often not supported by evidence.
>>
>>In contrast, I have no problem quoting Western press concerning polls
>>answered by CHINESE CORRESPONDENTS.
>
>What if the polls reported the oppposite of what you believe?
>
>>Especially those I could look at the polling organization's methodology
>>and resultant statistics myself.
>>
>>In comparison, there were a lot of talks in the Western press on Chinese
>>Debt Trap. Where are the evidence and associated statistics? In their
>>absence, I have no reason to believe those reports.
>
>What if the reports confirmed what you believe?
>
>I feel like I am responding to illogical and inconsistent arguments here. It's been going on repetitively for decades.
>
>Oh well.

Dr. Lee, I have decided to assist you in overcoming your deeply illogical bias.

The first question is, why do you trash American democracy so much when so many PRC citizens have fled to Taiwan, USA
or other true democracies to get away from the "great democracy" that exists in the PRC?