A Response to President Xi Jinping

A Response to President Xi Jinping(nytimes.com)

2 points by ysilver 11 years ago | 2 comments

freshfruit 11 years ago |

I have noticed a pattern of negative coverage of China by the New York Times from "hacking from China" (often indirectly implicating the government), to currency manipulation, to goods dumping. I'm concerned that I may be consuming a warped perspective. It seems like the New York Times is creating a case against China. Is it merited?

It's important to make a strong effort to substantiate negative claims. So, it is in that spirit that I ask: is the criticism raised in this article fair? Does China have an anomalous record on freedom of the press by comparison to other nations of similar development (BRIC, APEC, etc)?

ysilver 11 years ago | |

> Does China have an anomalous record on freedom of the press by comparison to other nations of similar development (BRIC, APEC, etc)

Is that the right point of reference? Maybe a more reasonable point of reference would be "the top 10 nations by GDP." In that case, you'd be comparing it to Japan, United States, England, France, etc. I suspect their record on freedom of the press is significantly worse, however I think I also consume biased information.