CCTV FOLLIES July 9 12PM
The 11 AM news cycle oddly omits any mention of Japan, but the international coverage does include a long section on Ukraine, giving some voice to the Ukraine side. It doubles down on US for weapons dumping.
But something's up as the clock strikes 12
News 30 will give the firmest report on Abe to date because they now have correct guidance from the top.
The leader has spoken.
Adopting a reverential style similar to North Korean news broadcasters, CCTV's Wen Jing reads from the text in hand to quote the great leader:
She says Xi Jinping expresses his condolences. He lauds Abe's unstinting efforts at improving Sino-Japanese relations. Both countries hope for peaceful, constructive relations. He and his wife Peng Liyuan extend condolences to Abe's wife, Akie.
The shocking attack on Abe is recounted with Japanese TV footage.
A close up on the Japan's former Prime Minister moments before he was shot
the shooting...
apprehending the gunman who carried a homemade gun
The hospital where he was rushed by helicopter and pronounced dead after excessive loss of blood
CCTV repeats the the positive highlights of Abe's political tenure. Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture in 1954,
etc, etc....but photos and any reference to his grandfather Kishi Nobusuke is omitted this time.
instead the focus is on his repeated electoral successes
He is treated respectfully and positively, like a friend of China.
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