Floods in China (mid-2020)
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China floods: Huai river alert level raised amid heavy rains
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-53462078Have seen Taiwanese news sources reporting on the floods in China for a few weeks now, but only seeing coverage by Western media recently.
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Just my thought, but most people in the US are really focused on just the US.
Even though it may have a big impact on their lives, a lot of people just dont have an interest in world affairs.
In 2008, only 27% of US people had a passport. It has increased to 45%+, but alot of that is because passports are required now for Mexico and Canada.
I understand that % passport holder does equal interest in world affairs, but.......
I remember when Thailand had the coupe in 2016. Almost zero coverage in US. No immediate known impact for people, so not so much interest.
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I share your impression, TG.
I guess in part it is a function of country size - small countries are always more connected to the rest of the world. But it also seems to be more common than in other countries to not care much about what's going on in the rest of the world. Unless it's directly related to the US or to Israel it's not worth a headline.
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Is anybody all that interested in the politics or cultures of other countries? I suppose America would be the country the world gawks at most, but beyond that is any country much on the radar of anybody who doesn't live there? I mean, absent a tangible reason. I know Taiwan folk might have a keen interest in China. Any given country might have similar interest in some important foreign influence.
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We are also separated from other parts of the world by two very large oceans, while European and Asian nations have many shared borders. That has always made a huge difference.
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We are also separated from other parts of the world by two very large oceans, while European and Asian nations have many shared borders. That has always made a huge difference.
@Mik said in Floods in China (mid-2020):
We are also separated from other parts of the world by two very large oceans, while European and Asian nations have many shared borders. That has always made a huge difference.
Good point also.
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I am well aware of what's going on in China. The floods are just a small part of it. There's a huge dam in danger of collapsing, if it does, millions of people will die. The communist party is in trouble because the people in China are getting fed up with things. The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) is doing pretty much the same things to their people as Kim is doing to the North Koreans, maybe even worse. People "disappearing" left and right, children being killed, the economy is in shambles, and the CCP as it fights to maintain control are getting more and more desperate and vile. Add the cover up of what's going on there in regards to the pandemic, and the possibility of a complete collapse exists.
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Admittedly (and ignorantly) I often see news and video clips of flooding in Asian countries and don’t really spend time on it anymore. Seems ridiculously common? Either due to monsoon season, or overcrowding, or poor construction, or... am I wrong? Probably.
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