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Baizuo (Chinese: 白左, literally "White left(ies)"[1]) is a derogatory Chinese epithet that came into being in the middle 2010's.[2][3] The word received attention in Germany where it was seen as criticizing the immigration policies of Angela Merkel.[4][5][6]

Context and usage

The word baizuo is, according to political scientist Zhang Chenchen, a Chinese word that ridicules Western "liberal elites".[7] The term has also been used to refer to perceived double standards of the Western media, such as the alleged bias on reporting about Islamist attacks in Xinjiang.[8]

The use of the word "Baizuo" could be an insult on the Chinese Internet.[9][10]

See also

Sources

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  2. ^ Chenchen Zhang (11 May 2017). "The curious rise of the 'white left' as a Chinese internet insult". Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "这个词,让中国向西方逆向输出了一次价值观(组_加拿大家园网". www.iask.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2017-12-11. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  5. ^ EpochTimes.de (2017-11-25). "MERICS-Studie: Chinas Internetuser nennen Merkel "Baizuo" - "Arrogante Westler, die sich für die Retter halten"". Epoch Times www.epochtimes.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2017-12-11. ((cite news)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Online, FOCUS. "Nach dem Jamaika-Aus wird Merkel in China als „naiver weißer Westler" verspottet - Video". FOCUS Online (in German). Archived from the original on 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2017-12-11. ((cite news)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Qu Qiuyan (May 20, 2017). "Chinese derogatory social media term for 'white left' Western elites spreads". Global times. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Times, Global. "Chinese baizuo gibe a rebuttal to West's moral superiority - Global Times". www.globaltimes.cn. Archived from the original on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2018-01-06. ((cite web)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "The curious rise of the 'white left' as a Chinese internet insult | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2017-05-20. Archived from the original on 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2017-12-11. ((cite news)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Pieranni, Simone. "Cina tra Alt-right e populismi: la gente contro i radical chic" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-12-11. ((cite news)): Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)