Author: Wu Youxun
Google announced on August 22 that the company's video sharing website YouTube closed more than 200 channel accounts, because these channel accounts were related to the unreasonable information operations of Hong Kong protests.Earlier this week, social media giants and Facebook also took similar actions.The author believes that through this series of actions, it can be seen that the West is using the pretext of cracking down on false information to cover up its dual standards in so -called freedom of speech.
Coincidentally, just one day before, the Washington Post published an editorial, claiming that Twitter and Facebook were welcomed by the actions adopted by Chinese distribution of false information in China and urged Google to follow up quickly.And this editorial also found a grand excuse for the dual -standard practices of these Internet social media platforms in the United States. In order to protect freedom, there must be rules.Who will formulate this rule?Who will determine whether it meets the rules?Of course, the Americans themselves.So the red card of the false information is the American, and the Americans are both athletes and referees.
Due to historical reasons, contemporary Western countries, especially those developed economies, have been advertised as countries with higher freedom of speech to show their superiority and exceptions.
However, a two -party state -owned country like the United States can pass the media through the media, including the media influenced by the opposition party, to expose the disadvantages of the ruling party's governance and fiercely criticize the current politics, but both the ruling party and the opponent belong to the party in the establishment.EssenceAt the White House press conference, American reporters can question their foreign -related policies, but mainstream media often need to be consistent with the federal government in terms of major national policy.
Some Western politicians and media headed by the United States are unanimously applauded for the recent behavior of Hong Kong, which have occurred in Hong Kong.The probability of this is due to ideological factors, and a few may have a basic understanding of the situation of China and Hong Kong.And in order to kill their sounds that they do not want to see, some American social media are used to convey the call for the call of Hong Kong's radical opposition mobilization, expose the so -called Hong Kong police atrocities, and even attack the Chinese government.So on the grounds of spreading fake news, delete thousands of accounts or channels to expose the actions of the cattle.
Why does the US government and its media platform do this?The author believes that the biggest reason is that China's soft power has increased in the international increase in the international expected in recent years.
First of all, China's rapid development after reform and opening up has allowed more and more countries to pay attention and accept this success.The media and people of these countries also convey more positive changes in China. For example, most Asian countries and other third world countries have a very different difference between the government and the media's attitude in the media in accordance with their past experience.
Secondly, with the improvement of China's politics, diplomatic and economic strength, the exchanges of foreign foreign cultural exchanges are also fully rolled out. The spillover effect of Chinese voices naturally surpasses the country.Unlike the past, today, when countries are gradually paying more attention to the construction of soft power, China's soft power has hard power support.
Third, it is also the improvement of the strength of all aspects such as the economy. Chinese companies and Chinese people are increasingly going overseas. They are also more confident in overseas media.Attitude and position.For example, when some people hold a support for Hong Kong independence rally abroad, patriotic students have also held anti -rally, and the latter has a greater momentum.
The author believes that China's soft power increases with the improvement of the country's hard power. Its positive impact will be beyond the fetters of the current western countries and media manufacturing, and that is accompanied by the arrival of a new period of China.
