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Information operations directed at Hong Kong

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1116 points whatok | 3 comments | 19 Aug 19 18:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.925s | source
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ryanchankh ◴[19 Aug 19 19:05 UTC] No.20740736[source]▶
HongKonger here. I have some friends in China posting similar anti-protest posts on WeChat social media. It's like the news they read has a completely different story than what it's being told in legitimate new sources. The problem of fake news does become very apparent, and I hope people in China can eventually gain awareness or at least start to question the validity of their news sources.
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1. throwaway-43958 ◴[20 Aug 19 00:11 UTC] No.20742846[source]▶
I have a Chinese friend who went to an Ivy League University, married an American, and currently works for a FAANG company and lives in the Bay Area. Yet they publicly support the PRC Government on Facebook and vehemently attack anyone who express support of Hong Kongers.

People believe in what they choose to believe.

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2. poyu ◴[20 Aug 19 00:14 UTC] No.20742856[source]▶
That’s the power of totalitarian!
3. diNgUrAndI ◴[20 Aug 19 23:17 UTC] No.20753220[source]▶
> People believe in what they choose to believe.

The same thing can be said about what you are believing about Chinese governments.

How would you be sure that you are not biased because of all the western media you consumed?

Have you been to China and seen what happened there?

Your friend may have access to information on both sides and made the judgement. I would think twice before you ignore this.