It's relatively easy to get information about what goes on in China. You just have to speak/read Chinese. Then you have access to a social media environment with 1 billion+ people, and you can pretty easily learn about major happenings in the country.
If you don't know any Chinese, then you're reliant on Western media for your information about the country. The general level of coverage of China in Western media is abysmal. It's usually spotty, poorly informed and hyper-negative. Imagine if your only knowledge about the US were from news stories about school shootings. You'd have basically no idea about what the US is like.
If you don't know any Chinese, then you're reliant on Western media for your information about the country. The general level of coverage of China in Western media is abysmal. It's usually spotty, poorly informed and hyper-negative. Imagine if your only knowledge about the US were from news stories about school shootings. You'd have basically no idea about what the US is like.