tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post6529153565902261282..comments2023-12-29T00:08:21.051-08:00Comments on fear of a red planet: Is this for real?Gilman Grundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-59616643040367965022009-06-22T09:56:04.222-07:002009-06-22T09:56:04.222-07:00Wukailong: if you insert your head next to Hu Jint...Wukailong: if you insert your head next to Hu Jintao's, make sure that you firmly adhere to the <i>one-China policy</i>, or expect a guillotine come down.justrecentlyhttp://justrecently.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-48643681330794426922009-06-21T03:22:13.807-07:002009-06-21T03:22:13.807-07:00Cheers C.A.Yeung, my inexpert eyes missed it but y...Cheers C.A.Yeung, my inexpert eyes missed it but you picked it up. I have been thinking about doing a piece on the "6 Whys", but what more can I say than how obviously intellectually bankrupt, ineffectually argumentative, contentious, anti-western, and paranoid they show the party to be about those questions. The idea of avoiding answering questions which you cannot answer properly, as espoused by Deng, seems to have been abandoned in favour of the kind of agit-prop drivel last seen in a Charles Liu post.Gilman Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-44922430780092169462009-06-20T22:03:40.402-07:002009-06-20T22:03:40.402-07:00FOARP: Those words of congratulations by Jia Qingl...FOARP: Those words of congratulations by Jia Qinglin had clearly referred to the Beijing Daily News Group as 党报 (party newspaper). I also found another press release of GAPP dated 2/8/2006. In this press release, the News Group is, once again, clearly referred to as a "party newspaper". This kind of public ownership disguised in the name of commercial enterprises is the essence of the so-called market economy with Chinese characteristics. It is perfectly in line with the CCP's ideological framework as espoused by Hu Jintao in his latest expose titled 六个为什么 or 6 Whys. You can refer to the section on "why must we persist in a public ownership system in which various types of economic ownership systems co-exist? Why can't we carry out privatization or a 'more pure' form of public ownership?" for more details.C. A. Yeunghttp://underthejacaranda.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-90371746411101593712009-06-19T04:46:01.104-07:002009-06-19T04:46:01.104-07:00@Wukailong - On the subject of 'Create your ow...@Wukailong - On the subject of 'Create your own Hu picture', check this out for pathetic sycophancy/wannabe-ism:<br /><br />http://top81.ws/show.php?f=1&t=824115&m=5490532<br /><br />I knew all the cadres liked to copy leadership styles (hence all the stupid Jiang glasses, blatant copying of Deng's speaking style, and plastered-on hair cuts) but this really does show what lame yes-men most CCP cadres are.Gilman Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-5728096804243673212009-06-19T03:52:29.694-07:002009-06-19T03:52:29.694-07:00Usually this kind of stuff comes inside the newspa...Usually this kind of stuff comes inside the newspaper (I have one at home with almost exactly the same contents, and I think, the same leaders). The new thing is that it's on the front page.<br /><br />When I saw it the first time, I thought about creating a "Take your own picture with Hu" attraction at the local amusement park. "Insert your head here!"Wukailongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-16825385899871978802009-06-17T02:11:10.248-07:002009-06-17T02:11:10.248-07:00@Bill Rich - Had a hard time confirming who exactl...@Bill Rich - Had a hard time confirming who exactly does own the Beijing Daily. Of course it was set up in 1952 so it is started life as a party paper, but nowadays at least <i>de jure</i> things seem a bit more complicated. According to their website, Beijing Daily is officially owned by Beijing Daily group, which was set up in 2000 with the approval of the CCP Central Propaganda (I mean, "Publicity") Department and GAPP. Presumably the party still owns Beijing Daily Group, but, other than various messages of congratulations for carrying on the good work of the Central Propaganda (I mean, "Publicity") Department, I couldn't find anything confirming that. Of course, just like any paper in mainland PRC, it is censored and has certain content mandated to it by the government.Gilman Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607416440240634159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-30086211814644689062009-06-16T23:04:10.375-07:002009-06-16T23:04:10.375-07:00Promoting the leadership is the primary objective,...Promoting the leadership is the primary objective, the the reason for existence of all Chinese government owned media. This goes with the electronic media, not just the print. That's why the first third of all TV news cast is always about Hu or Wen, and why they go to the length of producing these news events so that you can see they are all choreographed.Bill Richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9138994904411225576.post-18008512813194119192009-06-16T20:29:04.083-07:002009-06-16T20:29:04.083-07:00It does come off a bit Lives of the Saints-ish, bu...It does come off a bit Lives of the Saints-ish, but I think you're probably right that it results from inflexible Party guidelines to the layout editors at official dailies.Matt Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010852297982506695noreply@blogger.com