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“Comrade Zhao has assumed a post in exchange in accordance with needs.”
Zhao’s legacy is a record of spreading disinformation about COVID-19, treatment of Uyghurs, press freedom and more. -
“China has all along shared information on its monitoring of the mutation of the virus and infected groups with the international community in a timely, open and transparent manner.”
China’s COVID-19 reporting has been disputed by the World Health Organization, independent experts and its own citizens. -
“Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary official who has been illegally incarcerated in Sweden … said his trial has not been fair."
Nouri was legitimately tried and found guilty in Sweden under universal jurisdiction. -
"The events in Ukraine aren’t a clash between Moscow and Kyiv. It’s a military confrontation between NATO, above all the U.S. and Britain, and Russia.”
Western military aid provided to Ukraine for defense does not change the fact Russia launched the war. Russia is not the victim. -
“We are sorry that this magazine is published in a country which claim[s] to be respecting the values and supporting the rights of others, but it fails to stand by the most obvious principles and bases that govern the international law.”
Freedom of expression is a universal human right, not a violation of international law. -
“Seems a bit of geography and history lesson is in order for those who vow to defend Taiwan but really don't have a clue where it is.”
China Deceptively Uses CNN’s New Year’s Eve Mix-up of Taiwan and Thailand to Blast U.S. -
"Russian-Chinese cooperation is experiencing the best period in its history, bilateral relations ... are built on a solid foundation ... of mutual support in matters affecting each other's fundamental interests. First of all, we are talking about the protection of sovereignty and territorial integrity."
China does not recognize or support Russia's illegal attempts to annex five regions of Ukraine and has been forced to participate in Western sanctions. -
“More than 130 foreign mercenaries were destroyed by high-precision strikes of the Russian Aerospace Forces …" (Jan. 3)
"...more than 70 foreign mercenaries were killed, more than 100 wounded." (Jan. 2)
Source: TASS news agency, January 2-3, 2023.The Russian defense ministry’s numbers are not supported by evidence and are contested by military experts. -
“Their first excuse for choosing Afghanistan for the invasion was the existence of terrorism and al-Qaida while the group came to Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks.”
Iran’s attempts at historical revisionism bear no relation to the realities of al-Qaida and Islamic State operations in Afghanistan. -
"Adolf (Hitler) would be proud of you (Prime Minister of Estonia). Without you, it would be much more difficult to prove the dehumanization of the collective West. Estonia for Estonians, right?"
The Estonian government has set up Estonian language courses for refugees from Ukraine as part of an aid program that includes housing, employment, health insurance, and the right to study. -
“Russian advertisement depicts Putin as Santa Claus, using magic to save a child from having gay dads, wearing pink and LGBT indoctrination. Russia believes the proxy war against NATO is necessary to preserve Christian values and fight satanism which controls the West.”
Source: Twitter, December 27, 2022The post glorifies Russia’s legalized criminalization of, and discrimination against, LGBTQ+ people. -
“There are links to some statements of the political leadership of Russia [about to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine]. But in reality, there were no such statements.”
Russian officials have signaled a willingness to use nuclear weapons to hold onto Ukrainian territory Moscow claims as its own.