CCTV Follies: April 18
First the good news from China:
-CCP is making great efforts to guarantee production and keep the economy supply chain flowing smoothly.
segue to Ukraine:
-Russia resumes assault on Mariupol Azov Steel Factory where Ukrainian holdouts refuse to surrender.
An in-depth look at suffering in Ukraine caused by US economic war and media invasion.
(no mention of Russia's war or invasion)
"US and UK must take responsibility for setting off an explosive global crisis," says the Int'l affairs chairman of Russia's Duma Leonid Slutsky.
There's a war going on and it's not Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it's US economic war:
-Russia sez reckless US sanctions are creating a major humanitarian crisis
-Russia sez US is sole beneficiary of Russia-Ukraine conflict
-Russia sez Western sanctions are ruining world trade
China doesn't just copy Russian propaganda, they produce some of their own.
CCTV's man in Moscow offers a penetrating interview that exposes how Ukraine has been INVADED by Western media and what's really going on is a media WAR!
The word "war" can't be used about the other war
One of the key sources of fake news is the BBC, they're the experts. And they're using the Ukraine conflict to create problems for Russia. For example, they've ruined the good relationship between Russia and Europe.
CCTV: Russia's war of invasion is never once criticized, only the sanctions imposed in reaction to the war.
There's no cause-and-effect in CCTV's argument, so one might conclude, as the guileless viewer is encouraged to do, that sanctions, not war, are the true root of all evil
-The English people want the sanctions reduced!
-US/UK propaganda plays a key role in Asia-Pacific and Mideast
-JFK first imposed sanctions on Cuba in 1962
-Russia president Mishustin says US sanctions have created a humanitarian disaster
And now for some good news:
Experts from Hunan are providing expertise to help the people of Shanghai
White is the new "red" but the old red is still going strong.
And how can you not be optimistic when the party has implemented its 2+2 testing program for delivery personnel?
Volunteers paste red flags on their caps, jackets and kids just so you know they're not nihilists like the complainers in Shanghai.
With the patriotic Hunan volunteers on the case, it's only a matter of time before the city of Shanghai gets back up on its feet again.
Even the TV adverts conspire to create a feel-good aura about the motherland, a land where the sun shines every day and which is unpolluted and teaming with pristine tourist locations.
Finally, the news closes with an unexpected tidbit from Burma. Perhaps its a soft-power outreach to the internationally-spurned military government.
But the good news is...
The movie theatres in Rangoon have opened again!
"It's been a long time since we've been to the movies."
During this time of trouble, the restive populace is sure to be calmed by this new publication highlighting Xi Jinping's penetrating insights into high-level science
Yet another publication by the world's greatest freelance writer:
Xi Jinping Thought on Strong Military
Why read it once when you can read it three times?
The next ten minutes is devoted to some reassuring, inspirational shots of Xi Jinping who has total control of the military and wants the world to know it.
Patrick Chovanec, a consultant at Silvercrest Asset Mgmt has done some China virtue-signaling by compiling photos about the 1989 Tiananmen demonstrations, an event he evidently knows little about.
(a thread)
To do this, he compiled over a dozen of my photos on his blog , and when I brought this to his attention, he made no effort to credit the photos or reveal where he got them from. patrickchovanec.com/about/
Some of the photos now have a life of their own on the internet, including the above photo, (caption by Chovanec) which has been used by conspiratorial pro-China bloggers as proof of a "color revolution."
;-)
A political bible with quasi-religious overtones is unveiled like a holy relic.
A book by Xi Jinping! In English!
CCTV news shows the entire table of contents
Wow. It sure looks like a gripping read. Find a comfy chair, put the kettle on and settle for a long enlightening read.
CCTV FOLLIES: 5.26
China state TV doubles down on dubious Russia claims about "secret" US bio-labs in Ukraine.
(from May 26 Xinwen Lianbo)
Anchor Li Zimeng couches the accusations in the language of Russia's Defense Ministry, but the CCTV editors like the story enough for it to get major airtime.
The Russia Defense Ministry, solid architectural monolith that it is, is portrayed as a presumably authoritative source.
Read all about it! Top of the news! Yet another much-heralded publication by the indefatigable freelance writer Xi Jinping, whose excessive narcissism is nicely balanced with pictures of himself.
Up next, a nostalgic look back to 2017 when this man was laying the foundation of today's greatness.
Among many, many other incredible, almost super-human accomplishments, he created a city out of dust.