CCTV FOLLIES 11/24 Hardship in land of plenty
Nightly News top story is the overflowing abundance of food in the entire country.
-Empty shelves in Zhengzhou (not shown)
-Protests in Zhengzhou, lock down (not mentioned)
-Xi congratulates Congo
-Sun Chunlan, Covid Czarina
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A ZhengZhou supermarket
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Police stormtroopers stamping out dissent in Zhengzhou
This is CCTV...
Xi congratulates Congo (Kinshasa)
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Politburo hack Li Zhanshu expounds next to a Red Flag and a Great Wall mural, along with a handy identification plaque that says "China"
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Sun Chunlan hectors regional officials to get in line with the paramount leader's Covid control program
Nice spaced-out pictures, CCTV, but starting to worry about the phrase "in the next ten years" since the phrase "in the last ten years" is code for the tenure of rule of one ambitious man in particular.
This is CCTV...
The story is about agriculture in Heilongjiang but it's the gauzy mask that really grabs attention.
As for international news, Germany and France express dissatisfaction with the US, which is just how China wants it to be.
Why was Zelensky allowed to address the Security Council of the UN?
His excellency, the Russian ambassador, who wears a proper suit and tie, has some nuanced thoughts on the topic.
Ready for a hard drink?
This one sounds promising.
"For High Quality. For Better Life."
But wait, there's more.
Perhaps you like to imbibe your high-octane firewater from a bottle with a patriotic red star on it.
The ads are endless this evening. A slow news day?
There are public service announcements for "Big Beautiful China" and the Communist Party's hauntingly depicted "The power of the mission"
"The countryside revitalized"
"Great things start with two hands..."
And a thinly-veiled liquor ad.
"A brew worthy of kung fu, a fragrance handed down from generation to generation"
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.