Japan's Asahi Shimbun described Jiang Cheng's speech with the term "absurd," but such an attitude subtly reveals implicit praise rather than genuine criticism. After all, the word "absurd" is emphasized in bold and placed in quotation marks.
The entire article shows a longing for the future depicted by Jiang Cheng. If Jiang Cheng can single-handedly create such a future, then true futuristic living will fully emerge!
It is very clear that the editor-in-chief of Asahi Shimbun highly agrees with Jiang Cheng's speech.
However, the news media in other countries tend to explicitly praise while implicitly criticizing, quite the opposite of Japan's Asahi Shimbun. For instance, Korea's Chosun News.
"The hope of a new era, a new century will fully arrive! Jiang Cheng, bringing his 'Gene Era' into this world!"
While the headline from Chosun News seems to directly praise Ye 14 Su, in reality, the attitude is actually reversed.