The Huang Renxun Controversy: How Absurd Are U.S. Media's Win-Lose Narratives?
Can American media finally agree on a consistent stance before weighing in on whether Huang Renxun’s departure means China has lost or won?
Over recent days, the eagerness of U.S. outlets to drag China into the controversy surrounding Huang Renxun has been nothing short of comical: first, Bloomberg published an extensive argument claiming China is the biggest loser in Huang’s resignation; shortly thereafter, Business Insider countered by asserting that China is actually the greatest beneficiary of his downfall.
Indeed, under the lens of American journalism, China now oscillates between two extremes—alternately portrayed as catastrophically losing and triumphantly winning.
This is not the end. To date, The Wall Street Journal continues its persistent effort to frame the Huang Renxun incident as part of a “Chinese conspiracy.”
It is evident that the orchestrated campaign by these U.S. media outlets around the Huang Renxun affair reveals a striking uniformity in their operations—coordinated and disciplined in spreading disinformation, seemingly following directives from an unseen authority.
Moreover, this episode underscores how deeply entrenched American discourse remains in binary win-lose thinking. The controversy, which originated from internal U.S. political dynamics and was deliberately amplified as a witch hunt, is nonetheless forced into a narrative about China’s gains or losses.
Such patterns have occurred before. When Donald Trump initially threatened military action against Iran, U.S. media uniformly reported that China had suffered another defeat. Once Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz and global oil prices surged, the same media outlets swiftly pivoted to argue that China had emerged as the winner.
Given this rigid, black-and-white mentality among Americans, it becomes increasingly difficult to engage them in serious political discourse.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1881818006307844/
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