“We are living in such a complex world, [and] we believed that it is necessary for Chinese to be. The important thing is that they can't.”

— Hu Xijin

我们就生活在这样一个复杂的世界中，我们认为中国人没必要因为给那些西方精英讲不通而懊恼。重要的是，他们拿新疆问题发难起不了什么实际作用，这些攻击是很热闹，但又很虚无的一堆泡沫。

社评：西媒不断炒作“新疆文件”意欲何为？

Global Times

2019-11-26

https://opinion.huanqiu.com/article/9CaKrnKo0mf
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“It's pathetic how we can't live with the things we can't understand. How we need everything labeled and explained and deconstructed.”

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