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Do Chinese people support their government? Here’s why it’s hard to tell
A recent Harvard Ash Center study found that Chinese people are generally happier with their government now than ever. But there are at least three reasons why China’s public satisfaction numbers may not reflect performance.
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Twitter labels state media, YouTube deletes China-linked channels
Twitter has begun labelling the accounts of government representatives and media as “state-affiliated,” while Youtube said it had deleted more than 2,500 YouTube channels with links to China “as part of its effort to weed out disinformation.”
How China’s Communist Party has used U.S. protests to its advantage
The Chinese Communist Party has used Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S. to “prove” to the Chinese people that their country’s rigorous system, however nominally “unfree,” is superior to their fragile and fragmented American counterpart.
Is Xinhua shifting focus of Hong Kong message to domestic audience?
Pictured: Carrie Lam, December 3 (Xinhua) As far as I know, yesterday was the first time in the last six months that there were more…
State media today: The Global Times snarls about Xinjiang
All central state media today highlight the arrival of general secretary Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 in Portugal “for a two-day state visit aimed at carrying forward…
State media today — meeting notes and mockery
Central state media today continued to focus on celebrations of 40 years of economic reform: Xi presides over 5th meeting of Central Committee for Deepening…
State media plays down Abe’s visit, plays up reform
Xinhua News Agency features a few stories about Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Beijing on its English and Chinese websites, but the top headlines on all…
A very big bridge — state media today
“Xi announces opening of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge” is the celebratory Xinhua story run by all central state media today: in English, in Chinese. The Global…
The People’s Daily on the glories of private enterprise
Here’s a roundup of today’s top stories in central state media. I don’t say this often, but I actually enjoyed reading the People’s Daily today!…
Adding oil and fighting poverty — state media today
“Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 — Unswervingly pursue targets, add oil, and fight as hard as possible to win the fight against poverty” is the headline of…