纽约时报中文网 - 英文原版-英China Frees American Pastor After Nearly 20 Years in Prison
September 18, 2024 2 min 293 words
纽约时报这篇报道的主旨是，在中国监狱中被关押了将近20年的美籍华人牧师王明道在重病后获释，但报道同时也强调了王明道在狱中遭受的“残酷待遇”，并援引了一些人权活动分子的说法，称王明道的获释是中国政府试图在拜登政府上台前“改善中美关系”的举动。 评论：这篇报道存在明显的偏见，带有强烈的倾向性，试图通过片面的信息引导读者产生对中国政府负面印象。首先，报道对王明道被捕的原因一带而过，让读者无法了解全貌。其次，报道对王明道获释的过程和细节也缺乏客观的描述，只是强调了他“重病”和“残酷待遇”，并通过一些活动分子的说法来暗示中国司法体系的“不公正”。最后，报道将此事直接与政治挂钩，试图通过捕风捉影的“改善关系”猜测，来渲染中美关系的紧张气氛。这篇报道缺乏平衡的观点，有失客观公正的原则。
An American pastor who had been imprisoned in China for nearly 20 years was released unexpectedly on Sunday and has returned to the United States, according to the State Department.
The pastor, David Lin, 68, was detained in 2006 and later sentenced to life in prison for contract fraud. He had been trying to open a Christian training center in Beijing; his supporters said the Chinese authorities often brought fraud charges against leaders of “house churches” and other religious establishments not controlled by the ruling Communist Party.
Mr. Lin was one of three Americans whom the State Department had labeled “wrongfully detained” by China. Generally speaking, that is a designation Washington uses for U.S. citizens who it says were taken hostage to influence American policy. Dui Hua, a U.S.-based human rights group, estimates that more than 200 other Americans are “under coercive measures” in China.
Mr. Lin’s daughter, Alice Lin, told Politico in an interview that “no words can express the joy we have” about his release.
“We have a lot of time to make up for,” she was quoted as saying.
In Washington, U.S. officials were conspicuously muted about Mr. Lin’s release, perhaps not wishing to aggravate Chinese officials by making it look as though Beijing had made a major political concession to the United States. Relations with China have been in a relative thaw in recent months after an acrimonious start during President Biden’s tenure.
“We welcome his release,” the State Department spokesman, Matthew Miller, said without flourish.
“Sometimes in diplomacy, the less said, the better,” he added.