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China Railways Ministry Fires Spokesman After Deadly Crash
AFTER ROUNDS OF scandals and blames over a deadly rail crash in July that killed 40 people, China's Ministry of Railways fired its infamous spokesman on Tuesday, state media reported.
Capitalist Investment Fund Promoted With Communist-Themed Ads
FOUR DECADES HAVE passed since the Chinese were bombarded with communist propaganda posters during the notorious Cultural Revolution, and now, the campaign is moving westward, with the help of Fidelity International. Blogger Bill Bishop discovered on Tuesday that the global asset … Continue reading
Xinhua Gets Billboard at Times Square: Let the Reeducation Begin!
YOU THOUGHT YOU knew a thing or two about China, right? That, for example, it was a communist dictatorship that censors news and spreads propaganda? A violent regime that tortures and executes its own, peaceful citizens in political campaigns? A … Continue reading
CCP ‘Fesses Up on the Xinjiang Death Toll; But Was Incident As They Said?
CHINESE STATE MEDIA claimed recently that attackers raided a police station in Xinjiang, killing police, taking hostage, setting fires, and generally making a big mess of things (though counter-narratives have emerged, and as long as news is so tightly controlled … Continue reading
‘Red Songs’ Show Up in US
A Chinese woman in Connecticut thought that by immigrating to the United States, her daughter would not have to grow up the same way she did—under the influence of communist “red songs.” She believed that until she discovered the "China's … Continue reading
Media and Governance: Like Oil and Water
IN A JUNE 1 op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Xinhua News Agency President Li Congjun advocated for a "media U.N." that would oversee news organizations across the globe in what he believes should be a new system that will … Continue reading
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Tagged journalism, li congjun, media, perry link, propaganda, WSJ, xinhua
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Cadillac Sponsors Chinese Communist Propaganda Bonanza, Foot in the Door
THE CHINESE WORDS up there, on the left, next to the hammer and sickle? Jiandang Weiye: "The Great Achievement of Founding the Party."* And on the right is Cadillac, an American icon. The Washington Times picked up the 8 month old … Continue reading
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Tagged cadillac, corporations, propaganda, western firms
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‘Internet Red Scouts’ To Do Party Propaganda
AN INTERESTING ITEM over at Chinascope: On March 16, 2011, the Shanxi Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) issued a notice that it would launch an “Internet Red Scout” campaign to protect the image of the Party and the … Continue reading
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Tagged 50 cent party, censorship, communist youth league, propaganda
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How China’s Xinhua Covers Egypt
We all know there are strict controls vis-à-vis Chinese media covering the Egypt uprising: the Party blocked online BBSs, blocked searches on Sina Weibo, told media to keep it low key, and so on. But the official media didn’t turn … Continue reading
Chinese Students… Those Poor Chinese Students
This past week, amidst all the official bafflegab and self-referential goody feelings during Chairman Hu's visit, an even odder story was unfolding. This wasn't part of the official narrative, and most media didn't pick it up. But we spent quite … Continue reading