China Allegedly Jails Two Human Rights Lawyers

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The Spin

Anti-China narrative

Xu Zhiyong and Ding Jiaxi are among the most courageous human rights lawyers in all of China, which is why they have been fiercely targeted by the PRC. As these men have risked their lives and well-being to inspire the world to fight authoritarianism wherever it lifts its head, it is now up to the international community — governments and NGOs alike — to return the favor and fight for their freedom.

Pro-China narrative

Though it has painted China as a human rights antagonist for decades, the world needs to understand that the US is one of the worst offenders of human rights violations. At least 80 UN nations see right through the hegemonic propaganda, and Washington can no longer inflict its will on the global community.

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