(Combat New Crown Pneumonia) China Times commented: Mo Rong "well-known double standard" ruined "well-known trademark"
China News Service, Beijing, March 13th: Mo Ren asked "well-known double mark" to destroy "well-known trademark"
China News Agency reporter Diao Haiyang
The 100-year-old newspaper "New York Times" recently won another "honor" for the report of the new crown pneumonia epidemic: "International Famous Double Standard".
This "honour" was jointly "issued" by many Chinese and foreign netizens. The cause was two recent tweets published by the newspaper on the same day. The first tweet stated that China ’s closure of the city “greatly damaged people ’s lives and freedoms”. Twenty minutes later, the newspaper also tweeted that the closure of Italy "at the risk of sacrificing its own economy is preventing the spread of Europe's worst epidemic."
As soon as two tweets selected from its report appeared, the message area of the New York Times social account was quickly overwhelmed by the words "double standards" and "bias" ... On the Chinese Internet, there are also Netizens advised it to change its name to "Double Standard Daily". Another netizen left a message saying that it is not strange to report double-tapping on China. No matter how well China does, there will be Western media taking turns to attack.
It is undeniable that the New York Times is an "internationally well-known trademark" in the global newspaper industry. The newspaper is the flagship of the American newspaper industry. It has a history of 169 years and has won more than 100 Pulitzer Prizes. Because of its traditional black and white style and serious style, it is known as "The Gray Lady".
However, the "great lady" who "speaks must be objective and fair, and cannot be separated from rational balance", this time the "double standard" will undoubtedly shame its golden "trademark". When she condescended from the "God" perspective and pointed to the countries and territories, an image of arrogance and arrogance suddenly appeared on the paper.
It is not only the "Grey Lady" who is keen to regard colored glasses as a fashionable accessory. The Wall Street Journal published last month entitled "China is the real sick man in Asia", and even the staff inside the newspaper wrote a letter expressing opposition. People are puzzled, why did the newspaper give up its advertised "equality and freedom" when talking about China, instead playing a trick of racial discrimination? Earlier this month, a host from Fox News in the United States stated on the show that the Chinese should "formally apologize" for the new crown pneumonia epidemic. However, public opinion questioned that the H1N1 flu that broke out in the United States in 2009 has ravaged 214 countries and regions around the world and claimed the lives of 18,000 people. Why has the host asked the United States to "formally apologize"?
It is not just the American media who are keen on the "double standard". Recently, O'Brien, a national security adviser to the White House, claimed that China did not adopt best practices in the early stages of the outbreak, which caused the international community to take two months to respond. US Secretary of State Pompeo also blamed China for the delay in the US response to the epidemic. Regardless of whether China's response to the epidemic has been delayed or not, there has been international public opinion. At this moment, these politicians seem to have forgotten that the US government is being criticized at home and abroad for its delayed response and opacity.
Some western media and politicians' "double-label" operation, as netizens have said, has long been "internationally well-known", and examples are endless. In the era of globalization and the global village, the world is already flat. Why do people like to wear colored glasses to see the world? Investigating its cause, it is a stereotyped worldview that underpins their misguided behavior: pretentious Western civilization superiority, zero-sum game big country fatalism and ideological binary opposition.
This worldview gave birth to the "political command" divine logic: in their view, because the two systems are very different, "if China is correct, then the West is wrong." Therefore, when it comes to China, they pretend to see cooperation invisible. It is increasingly replacing confrontation as the mainstream of international relations; it is invisible to the general trend that countries are becoming a community of shared destiny in the era of globalization; and it is even more invisible to China's efforts, sacrifices and contributions to the world in fighting the epidemic.
This is reminiscent of an article published by American novelist, political commentator, and well-known journalist Andre Vrcek in the American media last year, "Why the West Turns a blind eye to China's success? "He wrote in the text: The Chinese media often asked him a question:" We strive to abide by the rules and strive to improve the earth. Why are we still criticized in the West? "The answer is obvious:" That's exactly why. "
Fortunately, such "international well-known double standards" cannot attract many real "buyers". The international community is generally vigilant against all kinds of statements that discredit China. WHO Director-General Tan Desai has repeatedly acknowledged China's anti-epidemic measures and effectiveness. People from all walks of life expressed appreciation for China's openness and transparency and scientific resistance to epidemics, and thanked China for sharing its experience in epidemic resistance.
The virus is not political, and the epidemic does not know national boundaries. The new crown pneumonia epidemic has been identified by WHO as a pandemic, and the risks are imminent. The international community should form a consensus to allow science and rationality, solidarity and cooperation to lead the global anti-epidemic, rather than let the "double standard" follow the epidemic in the global pandemic . (Finish)