This piece by Zhou Bo reads like propaganda intended to depress Western morale, split the EU and US, and herald China unceasing rise.
Many of these themes occur in China’s domestic discourse, suggesting there’s also a domestic propaganda purpose too. scmp.com/comment/opinio…
Many of these themes occur in China’s domestic discourse, suggesting there’s also a domestic propaganda purpose too. scmp.com/comment/opinio…
To what degree do Party elites share this worldview?
Is this the “we will bury you” confidence of Khrushchev, and are some elites just getting high on their own supply of propaganda?
Or is this a considered view and Party judgment? If so, it could be consequential.
Is this the “we will bury you” confidence of Khrushchev, and are some elites just getting high on their own supply of propaganda?
Or is this a considered view and Party judgment? If so, it could be consequential.
This paragraph is illustrative:
“China and Europe will inevitably get closer. A divided Europe, further dismayed by the worsening transatlantic relationship, will naturally look east.”
“China and Europe will inevitably get closer. A divided Europe, further dismayed by the worsening transatlantic relationship, will naturally look east.”
This view of Zhou's piece is based on his 1) PLA affiliation; 2) status as a designated interlocutor for foreigners; and 3) his piece's echoing of patterns in PRC domestic, intl, & private diplomatic messaging.
It is (obviously) not based on ethnicity.
It is (obviously) not based on ethnicity.
Some suggested I'm dismissing as propaganda an article I disagree with. Not at all!
I'm not interested in whether he's right or wrong; I'm interested in the piece's political representativeness and motivations and am gathering material on PRC views of post-COVID geopolitics.
I'm not interested in whether he's right or wrong; I'm interested in the piece's political representativeness and motivations and am gathering material on PRC views of post-COVID geopolitics.
