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.
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.
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.