> Meta-commentary: Sixth Tone is a propaganda outlet controlled by the Chinese government. So why are they running with this story?
No they’re not. They’re journalists living and working in China who publish pieces they don’t anticipate will get them shut down. They’re not going to cover the concentration camps in Xinjiang but it’s not an actual propaganda outlet like Xinhua.
> What I think this all means is that Sixth Tone is trying to be a source for high-quality journalism on social issues in China while conveniently avoiding topics the government would like to remain unmentioned.
It’s like they expect their readers to be intelligent people who can read between the lines.