[Global Network Report Reporters Lu Changyin and Zhang Xiaoya] Recently, the OLD problem of the US "New York Times" which has frequently made yin and yang strange and strange troubles in China-related reports has been committed again. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics came to a successful conclusion in the closing ceremony on the evening of February 20, bringing another visual feast to countless audiences, but the New York Times was "clear in thinking" and gave the following headline: "As the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics proceeds, China is celebrating an unhappy victory." Obviously, this US media, which has always been full of prejudice against China, is deliberately provoking, but its "reason" is too far-fetched, and even many foreign netizens can't look at it.
The New York Times claimed that as the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics proceeded, China was celebrating an unhappy victory.
"All along, Chinese officials have insisted that the Olympic Games have nothing to do with politics, but with sports" - at the beginning of the report on the 20th, the New York Times threw out a confused statement, and after squeezing out the reluctant affirmation that the Winter Olympics did not end in disaster, they immediately began to promote that the outcome of the Winter Olympics was shrouded in "controversy and scandal".
The media's "brain circuit" goes like this: "The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics present a monotonous spectacle: limited by a global health catastrophe, fraught with geopolitical tensions, once again tainted by doping allegations and overshadowed by the Crisis in Ukraine." ”
These are either old problems that exist in the first place, or have nothing to do with china or the Winter Olympics, and they are just like this, which is used by the New York Times to be associated with the Beijing Winter Olympics. If the United States or a Western country were hosting the Olympics, would the New York Times still force these factors?
The newspaper described the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics last night: "Traditional Chinese knots, red lanterns and final fireworks illuminated a cold and sunny night"; the rhetoric gradually changed and preconceived a hat, calling it "the end of the most controversial Olympic Games in years". The article also said, "In the grand closing ceremony, China can celebrate the Olympic Games as scheduled." However, judging by the low threshold of avoiding a complete catastrophe, this was a success. ”
Examples cited in the report include the doping incident involving 15-year-old Russian Olympic Committee figure skater Vallieva, including the speculation of Xinjiang athletes who lit the torch at the opening ceremony, and the so-called "human rights" and "genocide" issues frequently manipulated by some Western media, including belittling the strict epidemic prevention measures taken for the sake of life safety, including ironic remarks about China's "soft power", and also the absurd logic of vigorously exaggerating the imminent Russian-Ukrainian war and forcing China into it...
"Sport is really shining at a time when it's all happening." But the example it cites is still somewhat yin and yang: Norway, with a population of only 5 million, once again achieved extraordinary success at the Beijing Winter Olympics, topped the medal table with a record 16 gold medals and 37 medals; Gu Ailing, an 18-year-old skier born in San Francisco, represented China as a new star in skiing. However, the report acknowledges that there are also athletes who praised China's preparations, such as american snowboard veterans Nick Baumgartner and Lindsay Jacobellis who won the snowboard track mixed team championship, describing Beijing's ski resorts as "amazing", "I have to say that in the four Olympic Games I have participated in, the nail service here and everything is so precise and beautiful, it is simply amazing." Nick Baumgartner said.
For Bach's praise that "this is a truly unparalleled Winter Olympics", the report only skimmed over, and then went on to claim, "This Winter Olympics also highlights the concerns facing the Olympic Movement." For most people in the world, just shrugging off at the Winter Olympics is over. Compared to the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, television viewership in the United States fell by about 50 percent; Similar declines occurred in Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries. ”
The phrase "tv ratings in the United States declined" may indeed be correct, but the New York Times selectively ignored an important fact - the Washington Post recently mentioned that "the Beijing Winter Olympics, tv ratings in the United States are not high", but its internal text gives the opposite conclusion that the Winter Olympics may actually be more popular with Americans than ever before, because the reason behind this "contradiction" is that more and more people are watching the Olympic Games through TELEVISION to youTube and Tik Tok and other platforms to watch.
In the comments section of the New York Times report, many Twitter netizens questioned its serious bias.
"This message should not come from a media like The New York Times. The person who posted this information lacked the qualities of objectivity, impartiality and professionalism. ”
"When did The New York Times become such a 'low-threshold' medium? Why is it biased to report everything about China? ”
Many more ignored The New York Times rhetoric.
"This is a terrible point! Follow the great athletes who are involved and set records! The athletes were fantastic and I enjoyed every minute I saw. ”
"The Olympics bring together athletes from all over the world to enjoy sports and promote the Olympic spirit, and should not be associated with politics."
"It's amazing that China hosted such a spectacular opening and closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Set a high standard for future host countries. ”