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2005-10-24 China-Japan-Koreas

Guardian cries wolf, Chinese rub hands with glee as all foreign media are smeared

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Posted by gromky 2005-10-24 05:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 They always did have a problem with the truth and recognizing their own shortcomings. Why stop now.

Posted by MunkarKat 2005-10-24 08:36|| 2005-10-24 08:36|| Front Page Top

#2 And this is different from their coverage of the WoT, how? Patterns of behavior, underlying traits are consistant.

Posted by Slomble Ulolung9962 2005-10-24 09:49|| 2005-10-24 09:49|| Front Page Top

#3 I've heard of this incident, as well as what happened in Taishi before this, and this is just gonna allow for the problem to continue. *sigh* :(

Then again, it "sure beats" (for the PRC government) having to openly deal with local semiautonomy against central government "imposed" reforms, i.e. 'transparency' measures that the central government imposes whether for PR or to shore its legitimacy up but that the local officials refuse to adhere to, even though apparently the people have started to see the disconnect between the two levels of government...

Posted by Edward Yee 2005-10-24 10:20|| http://edwardyee.fanworks.net]">[http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2005-10-24 10:20|| Front Page Top

#4 And the lefty newspapers wonder why their readership is falling like a lead balloon.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-10-24 11:25|| 2005-10-24 11:25|| Front Page Top

#5 why shouldn't the reputation of the western media be badly damaged in the eyes of the Chinese? It's badly damaged here.

Posted by 2b 2005-10-24 22:59|| 2005-10-24 22:59|| Front Page Top

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