Americans are used to islamic terrorism being used to justify indiscriminate violence against muslims, so they’re right to be suspicious, and it’s important to notice that China isn’t amplifying examples of terrorism to galvanize the population. on the contrary, events like these are heavily censored to prevent ethnic tension or retribution attacks. In fact, cases like the Urumqi riots and Tianjin Airlines Flight 7554 received more coverage in western press than they did in Chinese media.
Americans are used to islamic terrorism being used to justify indiscriminate violence against muslims, so they’re right to be suspicious, and it’s important to notice that China isn’t amplifying examples of terrorism to galvanize the population. on the contrary, events like these are heavily censored to prevent ethnic tension or retribution attacks. In fact, cases like the Urumqi riots and Tianjin Airlines Flight 7554 received more coverage in western press than they did in Chinese media.