To the jaw-dropping disappointment of all 1.3 billion Chinese watching the Olympics – Liu Xiang pulled out of the 110m hurdles just minutes ago. An injury to his hamstring has been plaguing Liu for weeks, but he was hopeful he would be able to compete. It would be little surprise if he or his couch [...]
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Pomfret gives China a break
In “Should we give China a break?“, the Washington Post’s John Pomfret explains why maybe, just maybe, we need to lighten up a bit on China. The blog post rightly criticizes two recent pieces that appeared in the NY Times and Washington Post and that rather unabashedly attempt to paint China with a single stroke. [...]
The 21 edicts from the Chinese government’s propaganda unit
The Sydney Morning Herald has published a list of edicts from China’s spin doctors of the highest level. The first edict says it all: “The telecast of sports events will be live [but] in case of emergencies, no print is allowed to report on it.” Interestingly, the SMH makes no mention of how they came [...]
