Red China’s attacks on critics of Mao parallel American media’s attacks on critics of GMOs
by: Ethan A. Huff
NaturalNews.com
Monday, January 11, 2016
Modern-day China is seeing a resurgence of pro-communist sentiment that is manifesting itself as vicious attacks on bloggers, journalists, academics and others who are deemed disloyal to Maoist ideals. But there are striking similarities between this type of political suppression as it pertains to communism, which the mainstream media is denouncing, and the type of censorship and abuse that regularly occurs by the very same media against critics of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and biotechnology.
A recent report published in The New York Times (NYT) highlights a growing trend of support for Red China, which is underpinned by President Xi Jinping’s own communist-leaning beliefs. The NYT describes the administration as having “declared open season” on all people of influence in China, whether they be artists or teachers, who are found to be lacking in support for the traditional red ideals of old.
Wang Congsheng, a law professor from Beijing, is a perfect example of the fallout from this political war against red dissidents. Congsheng was recently detained and suspended from teaching after posting online criticisms of the communist party, as was a newspaper columnist by the name of Wang Yaofeng, who vocalized support for democratic principles during recent protests in Hong Kong. Both men are now without a job, the victims of a hyper-controlling subset of Chinese society that refuses to tolerate dissidence.
“Since Xi came to power, the pressure and control over freethinkers has become really tight,” stated Qiao Mu, a journalism professor from Beijing who himself was demoted last fall after publicly advocating for multi-party elections and free speech, to the NYT. “More and more of my friends and colleagues are experiencing fear and harassment.”
US government just as bad as Red China in targeting opponents of GMOs, vaccines
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