Don’t Rile the Chinese! ....... Or is it Too Late?
It does look too late. The pride is so strong here that the recent events have caused a groundswell of patriotism unprecedented in my time inThis past weekend demonstrations even made it to Dongguan. Many locals marched in the streets. Calls have gone out for boycotts of Carrefour a major French superstore chain with many locations in the country here. The boycotts may also extend to McDonald’s and KFC for unknown reasons.
I can’t speak to the fundamental causes of either side, but I am amazed at the local media. You get used to censors cutting newscasts when you live here. But for now, we rarely even get to see newscast at all. As I mentioned in my last posting, I have only “heard” ABC news on one day recently.
Instead, we certainly get the Chinese side in the story here. All the CCTV broadcast feature specials about the retributions in
In one review today of the media reporting on the recent events, one guest made a slight defense of CNN and got promptly cutoff before completing his comments. He was attempting to note that the commentator’s comments that have gotten so much publicity were only rhetoric that gets leveled as easily against US interests in the same broadcast.
I don’t agree with public rhetoric used by the CNN commentator either, but I do accept that there are opposing views and like to hear all sides. The media should not be biased and should be more open to all views. It may be offensive from time to time, but at least it is heard. That is more than I can say in trying of much of the news here.
Labels: ABC News, Carrefour, Dongguan, Life in China, Newscast
posted by A Bryson (formerly) in China @ 7:12 PM
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