Comments on: The 21 edicts from the Chinese government’s propaganda unit http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/quickies/the-21-edicts-from-the-chinese-governments-propaganda-unit/ No-nonsense China Expat & Travel Community Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:53:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/quickies/the-21-edicts-from-the-chinese-governments-propaganda-unit/#comment-10939 Ryan Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:33:38 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=742#comment-10939 Jeez, SCMP is batting a hundred these days. Jeez, SCMP is batting a hundred these days.

]]> By: chriswaugh_bj http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/quickies/the-21-edicts-from-the-chinese-governments-propaganda-unit/#comment-10936 chriswaugh_bj Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:08:15 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=742#comment-10936 I don't like it either, and isn't the usual practice to quote some "anonymous" source? Apparently Imagethief has traced the original report to SCMP. Maybe there's some missing detail there. I don’t like it either, and isn’t the usual practice to quote some “anonymous” source? Apparently Imagethief has traced the original report to SCMP. Maybe there’s some missing detail there.

]]> By: flotsam http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/quickies/the-21-edicts-from-the-chinese-governments-propaganda-unit/#comment-10934 flotsam Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:48:32 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=742#comment-10934 This is supposed to be real? Even if you amalgamated every political committee in China they couldn't dream up something as dopey as this. This is supposed to be real?

Even if you amalgamated every political committee in China they couldn’t dream up something as dopey as this.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/quickies/the-21-edicts-from-the-chinese-governments-propaganda-unit/#comment-10933 Ryan Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:25:10 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=742#comment-10933 I don't like it... any reputable paper would have put some sort of source, no? I don’t like it… any reputable paper would have put some sort of source, no?

]]> By: chriswaugh_bj http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/quickies/the-21-edicts-from-the-chinese-governments-propaganda-unit/#comment-10932 chriswaugh_bj Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:14:06 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/?p=742#comment-10932 "refer to Taiwanese athletes as "those from the precious island Taiwan" Heard it, as in "来自宝岛台湾". My wife insists she even heard "来自我国宝岛台湾". "12.No mention of those who illegally enter China." Bollocks. 新京报 today has an article about two Africans who were caught trying to enter on fake passports. Oh, that's alright, they didn't enter, they were stopped at the border and turned back... (http://tinyurl.com/6ao7ym) As for the rest, most of it seems at face value to be generally plausible, although some seems oddly out of place (Lai Changxing? What, were some Chinese fans planning to rark up the crowd in the China-Canada women's football match with chants about Lai Changxing?). I'm not sure they really could offer any real evidence that this list is real, though. That tends to get their sources and/or Chinese employees in trouble, sometimes even of the 'revealing state secrets' kind. “refer to Taiwanese athletes as “those from the precious island Taiwan”

Heard it, as in “来自宝岛台湾”. My wife insists she even heard “来自我国宝岛台湾”.

“12.No mention of those who illegally enter China.”

Bollocks. 新京报 today has an article about two Africans who were caught trying to enter on fake passports. Oh, that’s alright, they didn’t enter, they were stopped at the border and turned back… (http://tinyurl.com/6ao7ym)

As for the rest, most of it seems at face value to be generally plausible, although some seems oddly out of place (Lai Changxing? What, were some Chinese fans planning to rark up the crowd in the China-Canada women’s football match with chants about Lai Changxing?). I’m not sure they really could offer any real evidence that this list is real, though. That tends to get their sources and/or Chinese employees in trouble, sometimes even of the ‘revealing state secrets’ kind.

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