-Xi gives a speech about his accomplishments
-Applause and plaudits massive
-Dairy and farm sectors good
-Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
-China ready to provide aid
-US fans flames in Ukraine
-US in flames in Ohio
CCTV provides multiple angles on the sustained applause.
Giant dairy farm in Gansu is the lead domestic feature, followed by one of CCTV's favorite tractor shots.
Earthquake coverage begins with some of the same pictures that have shocked the world
And CCTV has a Turkish-speaking journalist on the ground which hints at the reach of its infrastructure and scope of its talent.
If only they were allowed to do journalism...
CCTV also has a stringer on the ground in Syria, offering a gritty standup inside the disaster zone.
But CCTV, being a mouthpiece for the CCP, can't help but turn the focus back to China.
Did you know that China has an amazing orange-clad rescue squad?
The search and rescue team, filmed in China, gets more coverage than the earthquake in two countries.
It's the kind of self-promotion PR move the party elders and senior editors couldn't resist.
Nice patch. Nice flag.
See how the rescuers march in formation around the parking lot in China!
See the determination on their faces...
Watch them as they eat, attend meetings and begin to pack things.
Watch them as they enter an empty airport terminal
Admire how they lug their luggage.
Watch them march up the ramp.
All modesty aside, China is giving a huge amount of money.
But, in all fairness, China is not the only country helping.
Russia is helping, too.
(Iraq and Iran, too.)
Speaking of Russia, the news jump-cuts to artillery in the field. (footage courtesy of Russian MOD)
Russia patiently seeks to pacify Ukraine.
But the US is ruining the chances of a swift victory by lending aid to the Ukrainians. Those tanks!
The US is roundly denounced in Iran for creating conflict.
West Bank Jordan River clashes between Israel and Palestine result in casualties. (Israeli footage)
Germany rocked by strikes and high prices at the checkout counter.
(see what happens when you sanction Russian gas and dampen enthusiasm for Chinese imports?)
But the world news wouldn't be the world news without an update from the US, which as CCTV sees it, is up in flames.
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.