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I think there's a lot of confusion between opposing the CCP and racism against Chinese. I'm Chinese as well. I think we can fight for more Chinese roles in fil

I think there's a lot of confusion between opposing the CCP and racism against Chinese. I'm Chinese as well. I think we can fight for more Chinese roles in films, politicians, scientists, CEOs, more representation in all fields. However, I don't see how your argument about it being okay to "cancel" because China is just cancelling 1% and America is 99%. I'd also not prefer to live in a CCP-centric world where Chinese people are not allowed to tell the truth without fear.[1][2] We should call out Guantanamo Bay as well as the Xinjiang re-education camps, Liu Xiaobo, not allowing Hong Kong elections. It doesn't make either right because of the existence of the other. However, I have no fear of speaking publicly about Guantanamo Bay and then traveling to the US. But I have to make sure I remove all my private chat messages if I ever mentioned about the Xinjiang camps. That's the CCP-centric world that I see. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Qiushi#February_2020_disappearance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Qiushi#February_2020_disa... [2]https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074622/coronavirus-wuhan-doctor-says-officials-muzzled-her-sharing https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074622/coro...

knzhou 6y ago
> However, I have no fear of speaking publicly about Guantanamo Bay and then traveling to the US. I think you're too optimistic. If you'd made similar comments during the Red Scare, you would have ended up like Qian Xuesen, the Chinese-American who devoted the best years of his life to developing American technology, but who ended up fired and placed under house arrest for years for his ethnicity. This process of arbitrary arrest of Chinese people has never stopped -- and in recent years it has dramatically accelerated. Obviously, it doesn't make the HN front page. Nobody cares. Before I joined HN I was quite naive, but now I understand that many Americans are anticipating a second Red Scare with glee, and some even long for World War III. Representation in films and politics and so on is a nice wish, but it will obviously be impossible under those conditions. As will many other things.
- nouveaux 6y ago
  I see your point regarding Qian Xuesen and that whole thing was a tragedy for United States. Similar things can be said about the US treatment of Japanese Americans and internment camps. Your point is exactly why we need to be afraid of any government's suppression of free speech. We need to support people like Jimmy Lai so the likes United States and the CCP cannot suppress the voice of good people. We need to be fearful of any government arresting anyone advocating for freedom. Regardless of your government, the goal is to support free speech and the freedom of the press.

knzhou 6y ago

> However, I have no fear of speaking publicly about Guantanamo Bay and then traveling to the US. I think you're too optimistic. If you'd made similar comments during the Red Scare, you would have ended up like Qian Xuesen, the Chinese-American who devoted the best years of his life to developing American technology, but who ended up fired and placed under house arrest for years for his ethnicity. This process of arbitrary arrest of Chinese people has never stopped -- and in recent years it has dramatically accelerated. Obviously, it doesn't make the HN front page. Nobody cares. Before I joined HN I was quite naive, but now I understand that many Americans are anticipating a second Red Scare with glee, and some even long for World War III. Representation in films and politics and so on is a nice wish, but it will obviously be impossible under those conditions. As will many other things.

nouveaux 6y ago
I see your point regarding Qian Xuesen and that whole thing was a tragedy for United States. Similar things can be said about the US treatment of Japanese Americans and internment camps. Your point is exactly why we need to be afraid of any government's suppression of free speech. We need to support people like Jimmy Lai so the likes United States and the CCP cannot suppress the voice of good people. We need to be fearful of any government arresting anyone advocating for freedom. Regardless of your government, the goal is to support free speech and the freedom of the press.