Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Reactions to the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests" in English language version.
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
One of the features of well-planned information operations is the ability to subtly target specific audiences. By contrast, the information operation targeting the Hong Kong protests is relatively blunt. Three main narratives emerge: [1] Condemnation of the protestors, [2] Support for the Hong Kong police and 'rule of law', [3] Conspiracy theories about Western involvement in the protests.
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The rhetoric is spilling over into violence on both sides. A 22-year-old mainland visitor accused of slashing a teenage Hong Kong protester in the abdomen surrendered to police this week. Over the weekend, gangs ransacked or destroyed Chinese bank branches and retail businesses, including an outlet for smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. based in Beijing.
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
'Two months on, the escalating violence in Hong Kong has taken a heavy toll on the social order,' one tweet reads, adding that 'all walks of life in Hong Kong called for a brake to be put on the blatant violence and for order to be restored.' A second sponsored tweet portrayed the public sentiment in Hong Kong as at odds with the protests, saying that 'Hong Kong citizens call for stopping violence, ending chaos and restoring order in the city.'
On Monday, Twitter said it would no longer 'allow state-controlled news media entities' to run ads on its social network.
BuzzFeed News found nearly 50 different promoted tweets from the Twitter accounts of Xinhua News Agency, China's official state-run press organization; the Chinese Communist Party–owned China Daily; and China Plus News, the English-language site of the state-owned China Radio International. Similar ads were also running on Facebook from Xinhua and CGTN, a state-owned 24-hour news channel that broadcasts in English.
Facebook's ad library, which is more comprehensive than Twitter's, shows that CGTN began running promoted Facebook posts on Aug. 13, when it ran a video of a Hong Kong police officer who had been allegedly hurt by a 'petrol bomb.' CGTN has more than a dozen ads, some of which are being shown in the US, to push the idea that foreign influence is a major reason behind the demonstrations.
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
"At the same time we have seen riots taking place in other parts of the world, but the disproportionate reporting of Hong Kong has been assessed by an agency on fair reporting in the United States," she said in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Several Chinese media reports have pointed to a report by FAIR, a media critique organization based in New York, which was released in December.
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The ads try to portray the protests as 'escalating violence' and calls for 'order to be restored.' Other ads have highlighted alleged supporters of the Chinese 'motherland' and have pointed out Hong Kong's economic troubles from earlier in the year.
News of the massive protest was mostly censored on mainland Chinese social media.
Xinhua News currently has five different Facebook ads that directly relate to the unrest in Hong Kong, and all of the ads started running on Sunday, August 18.
Pro-Beijing camp complains about violence, but so far, the most brutal physical violent acts were done by police and their supporters," Lo Kin-hei said, adding: "Just now, District Councillor Andrew Chiu was attacked, his left ear halved from a bite.
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
Phoebe Chan, who accompanied her American flag-carrying friend, Jenny Lee, ridiculed state media reports that protesters were being paid to participate. 'We are coming out on our own,' she said. If anything, protesters like her would like to see the United States get more involved. She cited the special trade status that Hong Kong receives under American law, which officials in Washington have warned could be revoked if China were to crack down with force. 'This is our hope,' she said.
Unlike Twitter, Facebook said it would not ban ads from state-owned media. The company said it would 'continue to look at our policies as they relate to state-owned media' and also closely examine ads that were flagged to it so it could determine if they violated its policies. China's government, through its state media agencies, has been a big buyer of ads on Facebook, The New York Times has reported.
As if to demonstrate the platform's effectiveness, outside its borders China uses it to spread state-produced propaganda around the world, including the United States. So much do China's government and companies value Facebook that the country is Facebook's biggest advertising market in Asia, even as it is the only major country in the region that blocks the social network.
Still, the employees described an atmosphere of rising fear and anger in response to China's demands, and of unease about how Cathay would carry them out. 'We are all so furious now,' said Sally Chu, a 28-year-old Cathay flight attendant. 'We wonder how they can check on our activities and ban us, too.' The airline, one of Asia's largest international carriers, has already blamed Hong Kong's recent turmoil for a drop in bookings. The controversy now threatens to test the company's commitments to its employees against its own bottom line, which depends significantly on its ability to fly through mainland Chinese airspace.
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
A poll in June by the University of Hong Kong found that 53% of 1,015 respondents identified as Hong Kongers, while 11% identified as Chinese, a record low since 1997.
The abrupt departure of Chief Executive Rupert Hogg, a move the company said was "to take responsibility ... in view of recent events," shows just how much pressure Beijing is piling on corporate giants and the city as it seeks to snuff out the protests.
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
"Some said it was terrorism, I don't think that's an exaggeration at all," [Roy Kwong] said.
Analysts believe the city's roiling political environment since protests kicked off last June has played a role in the mainlander bans [...] The EOC says it has received nearly 600 inquiries and complaints about restaurants and other businesses refusing to serve mainlanders or Mandarin speakers since the Covid-19 pandemic first struck the city.
The researchers found that more than 38,000 tweets from 618 of the now-suspended Twitter accounts targeted Guo, a prominent businessman and vocal critic of the Chinese government, who is wanted for corruption by the Chinese authorities. Those tweets, posted between April 2017 and late July this year, started five days after Interpol issued a red notice for Guo's arrest, at Beijing's request. 'He's been a thorn in the side of the Chinese government for some time, he's quite a prominent figure and has spoken publicly on his position and his views and that's why he features so prominently in the data set,' Wallis said.
'We are seeing similar approaches to the way in which China's domestic internet is moderated through a state-mandated flooding and shaping of sentiment,' Wallis said of the Twitter account activity. 'But that [approach] doesn't work in an internet environment that is completely unbounded. The messaging can't get the same traction and there's too much other noise.'
As peaceful rallies at the Hong Kong airport continued over the weekend, Chinese state media posted videos on Weibo of a tussle between demonstrators and an angry resident yelling: 'We just want Hong Kong to be safe.'
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
"Some said it was terrorism, I don't think that's an exaggeration at all," [Roy Kwong] said.
Pro-Beijing camp complains about violence, but so far, the most brutal physical violent acts were done by police and their supporters," Lo Kin-hei said, adding: "Just now, District Councillor Andrew Chiu was attacked, his left ear halved from a bite.
A poll in June by the University of Hong Kong found that 53% of 1,015 respondents identified as Hong Kongers, while 11% identified as Chinese, a record low since 1997.
The rhetoric is spilling over into violence on both sides. A 22-year-old mainland visitor accused of slashing a teenage Hong Kong protester in the abdomen surrendered to police this week. Over the weekend, gangs ransacked or destroyed Chinese bank branches and retail businesses, including an outlet for smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. based in Beijing.
Phoebe Chan, who accompanied her American flag-carrying friend, Jenny Lee, ridiculed state media reports that protesters were being paid to participate. 'We are coming out on our own,' she said. If anything, protesters like her would like to see the United States get more involved. She cited the special trade status that Hong Kong receives under American law, which officials in Washington have warned could be revoked if China were to crack down with force. 'This is our hope,' she said.
As peaceful rallies at the Hong Kong airport continued over the weekend, Chinese state media posted videos on Weibo of a tussle between demonstrators and an angry resident yelling: 'We just want Hong Kong to be safe.'
Xinhua News currently has five different Facebook ads that directly relate to the unrest in Hong Kong, and all of the ads started running on Sunday, August 18.
BuzzFeed News found nearly 50 different promoted tweets from the Twitter accounts of Xinhua News Agency, China's official state-run press organization; the Chinese Communist Party–owned China Daily; and China Plus News, the English-language site of the state-owned China Radio International. Similar ads were also running on Facebook from Xinhua and CGTN, a state-owned 24-hour news channel that broadcasts in English.
The ads try to portray the protests as 'escalating violence' and calls for 'order to be restored.' Other ads have highlighted alleged supporters of the Chinese 'motherland' and have pointed out Hong Kong's economic troubles from earlier in the year.
'Two months on, the escalating violence in Hong Kong has taken a heavy toll on the social order,' one tweet reads, adding that 'all walks of life in Hong Kong called for a brake to be put on the blatant violence and for order to be restored.' A second sponsored tweet portrayed the public sentiment in Hong Kong as at odds with the protests, saying that 'Hong Kong citizens call for stopping violence, ending chaos and restoring order in the city.'
On Monday, Twitter said it would no longer 'allow state-controlled news media entities' to run ads on its social network.
Facebook's ad library, which is more comprehensive than Twitter's, shows that CGTN began running promoted Facebook posts on Aug. 13, when it ran a video of a Hong Kong police officer who had been allegedly hurt by a 'petrol bomb.' CGTN has more than a dozen ads, some of which are being shown in the US, to push the idea that foreign influence is a major reason behind the demonstrations.
Unlike Twitter, Facebook said it would not ban ads from state-owned media. The company said it would 'continue to look at our policies as they relate to state-owned media' and also closely examine ads that were flagged to it so it could determine if they violated its policies. China's government, through its state media agencies, has been a big buyer of ads on Facebook, The New York Times has reported.
As if to demonstrate the platform's effectiveness, outside its borders China uses it to spread state-produced propaganda around the world, including the United States. So much do China's government and companies value Facebook that the country is Facebook's biggest advertising market in Asia, even as it is the only major country in the region that blocks the social network.
Still, the employees described an atmosphere of rising fear and anger in response to China's demands, and of unease about how Cathay would carry them out. 'We are all so furious now,' said Sally Chu, a 28-year-old Cathay flight attendant. 'We wonder how they can check on our activities and ban us, too.' The airline, one of Asia's largest international carriers, has already blamed Hong Kong's recent turmoil for a drop in bookings. The controversy now threatens to test the company's commitments to its employees against its own bottom line, which depends significantly on its ability to fly through mainland Chinese airspace.
The abrupt departure of Chief Executive Rupert Hogg, a move the company said was "to take responsibility ... in view of recent events," shows just how much pressure Beijing is piling on corporate giants and the city as it seeks to snuff out the protests.
News of the massive protest was mostly censored on mainland Chinese social media.
The researchers found that more than 38,000 tweets from 618 of the now-suspended Twitter accounts targeted Guo, a prominent businessman and vocal critic of the Chinese government, who is wanted for corruption by the Chinese authorities. Those tweets, posted between April 2017 and late July this year, started five days after Interpol issued a red notice for Guo's arrest, at Beijing's request. 'He's been a thorn in the side of the Chinese government for some time, he's quite a prominent figure and has spoken publicly on his position and his views and that's why he features so prominently in the data set,' Wallis said.
'We are seeing similar approaches to the way in which China's domestic internet is moderated through a state-mandated flooding and shaping of sentiment,' Wallis said of the Twitter account activity. 'But that [approach] doesn't work in an internet environment that is completely unbounded. The messaging can't get the same traction and there's too much other noise.'
One of the features of well-planned information operations is the ability to subtly target specific audiences. By contrast, the information operation targeting the Hong Kong protests is relatively blunt. Three main narratives emerge: [1] Condemnation of the protestors, [2] Support for the Hong Kong police and 'rule of law', [3] Conspiracy theories about Western involvement in the protests.
Critics in the U.S. are accusing the NBA of prioritizing profits over principles. And critics in China also cried foul, saying the league is being insensitive in handling a politically divisive issue.*"China's heavy-handed reaction to the NBA is just the wake-up call the world needed". CNBC. CNBC. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
The NBA is not likely to face a debilitating series of protests from U.S. fans who may be angered by the league's agonizingly cautious and wavering responses to Morey's tweet. But the extreme attention the story has garnered does weaken the NBA's efforts to cast itself as a force for positive social change. Commissioner Adam Silver's public declaration of his "personal outrage" over the racist comments made by former L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, and his pushback against the passing of the controversial transgender bathroom law in North Carolina in 2016 seem inconsistent now with a league that remains silent about China's many human rights abuses.*"Sixers have a chance to show some guts about the NBA and China. They're passing it up. | Mike Sielski". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"CNN's Kate Bolduan Rips NBA for Silencing Exec Who Criticized China: 'This is Shocking'". Mediaite. Mediaite. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"NBA's response to China backlash at odds with league's history". CNN. CNN. 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The World's Wokest Sports League Bows to China". NYT. NYT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: The NBA was staring down a China problem with or without Daryl Morey's tweet". LAT. LAT. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The NBA Chooses China's Money Over Hong Kong's Human Rights". Rolling Stone. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"Opinion: It's time for LeBron James to speak out on China, regardless of Nike ties". USAToday. USAToday. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019. *"The day the NBA fluttered before China". Washington Post. Chron. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
