Chinese leaders control media, academics to shape the perception of China
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Re: Chinese leaders control media, academics to shape the perception of China
#2> it also limits information and analysis for China’s decision makers
In China, the officials read Internal References(, which is not to be mistaken for the Reference News, which is openly published by Xinhua News Agency, and can be browsed at public bulletin for free as it usually publishes translated and selected articles from foreign news agencies to support the propaganda, IMHO). These 'Internal References' provides news from home and abroad for certain officials with respective clearances and the subjects discussed may be sensitive and critical. You can try to imagine a printed version of Bloomberg Service provided by the System. So it may be too naive to get the conclusion that decision makers have insufficient information.
Re: Chinese leaders control media, academics to shape the perception of China
#3That post is rather tone-deaf about the same circumstances in the USA. Yes, China is a lot less refined and advanced about how it controls message and impression, but it's behind in many aspects, one of which is propaganda and state control. The USA is the reigning master of propaganda and image fostering; it is, essentially, even an official technique of our foreign and domestic policy.
I can't stand people who blatantly and ignorantly lack anything even remotely like self-awareness.
Re: Chinese leaders control media, academics to shape the perception of China
#4That post is rather tone-deaf about the same circumstances in the USA. Yes, China is a lot less refined and advanced about how it controls message and impression, but it's behind in many aspects, one of which is propaganda and state control. The USA is the reigning master of propaganda and image fostering; it is, essentially, even an official technique of our foreign and domestic policy. I can't stand people who blat…
As usual, any post about China is accompanied by a post saying "the US is even worse". One would think that the only difference between China and the US is that the US is even worse.
Re: Chinese leaders control media, academics to shape the perception of China
#5That post is rather tone-deaf about the same circumstances in the USA. Yes, China is a lot less refined and advanced about how it controls message and impression, but it's behind in many aspects, one of which is propaganda and state control. The USA is the reigning master of propaganda and image fostering; it is, essentially, even an official technique of our foreign and domestic policy. I can't stand people who blat…
Not everything article has to talk about the United States. Stop being so xenocentric.
Re: Chinese leaders control media, academics to shape the perception of China
#6That post is rather tone-deaf about the same circumstances in the USA. Yes, China is a lot less refined and advanced about how it controls message and impression, but it's behind in many aspects, one of which is propaganda and state control. The USA is the reigning master of propaganda and image fostering; it is, essentially, even an official technique of our foreign and domestic policy. I can't stand people who blat…
As usual, any post about China is accompanied by a post saying "the US is even worse". One would think that the only difference between China and the US is that the US is even worse.
Again, context is everything. You're missing the point entirely. OP's point was regarding the hypocrisy of one government, criticising another government, for extremely similar policies/goals/implementation.
That said, I'm sure if we were in Russia, and an anti-US article was published, you'd see a few persons argue that it's nothing special as well, with "stop criticising my country" demagogues coming out of the wood work just like you have.
Re: Chinese leaders control media, academics to shape the perception of China
#7That post is rather tone-deaf about the same circumstances in the USA. Yes, China is a lot less refined and advanced about how it controls message and impression, but it's behind in many aspects, one of which is propaganda and state control. The USA is the reigning master of propaganda and image fostering; it is, essentially, even an official technique of our foreign and domestic policy. I can't stand people who blat…
As usual, any post about China is accompanied by a post saying "the US is even worse". One would think that the only difference between China and the US is that the US is even worse.
> "the US is even worse"
This is exactly what the Reference News and Global Times have been trying to express in these years.
Re: Chinese leaders control media, academics to shape the perception of China
#8As an American who grew up during the Cold War, this article really isn't news. We were always accusing the Commies of hyper-sensitivity to international perception.
And yes, the US denies entry to "radical" figures.
Academics and political experts engage in self-censorship here also, lest their dreams of tenure slip away or they find themselves uninvited to the DC cocktail circuit.
Re: Chinese leaders control media, academics to shape the perception of China
#9That post is rather tone-deaf about the same circumstances in the USA. Yes, China is a lot less refined and advanced about how it controls message and impression, but it's behind in many aspects, one of which is propaganda and state control. The USA is the reigning master of propaganda and image fostering; it is, essentially, even an official technique of our foreign and domestic policy. I can't stand people who blat…
Not everything article has to talk about the United States. Stop being so xenocentric.
But ... It's coming from the Washington post?
Re: Chinese leaders control media, academics to shape the perception of China
#10That post is rather tone-deaf about the same circumstances in the USA. Yes, China is a lot less refined and advanced about how it controls message and impression, but it's behind in many aspects, one of which is propaganda and state control. The USA is the reigning master of propaganda and image fostering; it is, essentially, even an official technique of our foreign and domestic policy. I can't stand people who blat…