Geopolitical tensions not to mention the small matter of a looming election join me Steve Clemons in conversation with leading voices on the bottom line your weekly take on u. S. Politics and society on aljazeera. Ministration official should they get blamed for the. Heavy College Price of the silence. It will. Be if the theory or belief that the virus originated. Hello im richard does britain youre watching a special edition of the listening post coded 19 as the worlds 2 most powerful countries the usa and china staring each other down so far its been a war of words and soundbites a blame game over the origins of the pandemic and each sides response to it conducted mostly through the news. The chinese and American Media industries are ideological opposites one operates under the watch of communist party census the other under a capitalist free market dominated by a handful of mega conglomerates but news outlets in both countries have found their own ways to bolster the talking points
I want to thank the family members who have lost loved ones in their service to our country. From lexington to valley forge to all the other fields of battle, i would like to thank them. I want to begin with a few observations on china. The medias focus on the current pandemic risks missing the Bigger Picture of the challenges presented by the Chinese Communist party. First, basic facts. China has been ruled by a brutal authoritarian regime, a communist regime, since 1949. For several decades, we thought the regime would become more like us through trade, scientific exchange, diplomatic outreach. It did not happen. We greatly underestimated the degree to which beijing is ideologically hostile to free nations. The whole world is waking up to that fact. A few reported this past week that 66 of americans have an unfavorable view of china. That is a direct result of the Chinese Communist partys choices, which are influenced by the nature of the regime. The nature of that regime is not new.
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