We talk about this shocking news

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GoodTaste

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Imagine a doctor forcing you to have a surgery you never agreed to so they can extort money from you. You don’t have to imagine that—it’s happening in China. A 17-year-old girl was put on the operating table for a surgery she never agreed to. We talk about this shocking news.
Source: https://www.ntd.com/did-chinas-host...at-huawei-cfos-arrest-and-release_687461.html

The phrase "We talk about this shocking news" is itself natural in English. But it sounds to me that in the passage it sounds a bit odd and unnatural there - I wonder whether a native English speaker would write this way.
Does it sound natural to you in the passage?
 

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Yes. It's telling you what you can expect to hear if you view the YouTube feature being trailed.

The same construction occurs in the next paragraph: 'We speak with two experts about the behavior of members of the Chinese Communist Party ... '
 
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How about this for a YouTube subtitle:

We discuss this shocking news
 
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