Ethnic Minorities, etc.
"Western journalism has a deep distrust of governments and tends to view them negatively. This is in stark contrast to the Chinese media, which is largely in harmony with the government."
You didn't know, did you, that this kind of journalism was called
"harmony journalism"?
In the same newspaper, a "special report team"
explains to the grateful tourist in a lengthy article how
"the 55 ethnic minorities of China have been benefiting from decades of kindness and generosity by the ethnic minority policy.
The benefits they have to (sic!) savor
exist not just in one, but all areas of life"
The Global Times, "Lucky minorities..."
The interesting thing about internet censorship is that Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are blocked, but that you can access reports about it via Google. For example, I was able to access this site, including the video about the riots in Xinjiang, which supposedly is not available in China:
Internet blocked after riots
I think it's also interesting how the censoring is done: if you try to open YouTube, for example, after nothing happening for a long time, there will be the default message for server failure - as if YouTube was having problems...
The Turkish government also blocks YouTube every time they think Ataturk or "Turkishness" are being insulted (which Orhan Pamuk was also accused of), but at least they are honest enough to tell you who blocked it, and why.
Enough of politics -
a few glimpses of Beijing through my eyes instead.
Bicycles outside the Temple of Heaven: they all looked the same to me, but their owners seemed able to tell them apart.
My favorite rickshaw man in front of the Forbidden City.
My favorite sign inside the Forbidden City: poor relic, what if it had an itch and needed scratching?
Our (luxury) hotel was incongruently situated in a rather rundown neighborhood; right outside you could see the lady with her sewing machine,
and another candidate for my
"gained in translation"-collection:
"tamous" - if this word does not exist, it has to
be invented (especially for describing wines!)
You didn't know, did you, that this kind of journalism was called
"harmony journalism"?
In the same newspaper, a "special report team"
explains to the grateful tourist in a lengthy article how
"the 55 ethnic minorities of China have been benefiting from decades of kindness and generosity by the ethnic minority policy.
The benefits they have to (sic!) savor
exist not just in one, but all areas of life"
The Global Times, "Lucky minorities..."
The interesting thing about internet censorship is that Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are blocked, but that you can access reports about it via Google. For example, I was able to access this site, including the video about the riots in Xinjiang, which supposedly is not available in China:
Internet blocked after riots
I think it's also interesting how the censoring is done: if you try to open YouTube, for example, after nothing happening for a long time, there will be the default message for server failure - as if YouTube was having problems...
The Turkish government also blocks YouTube every time they think Ataturk or "Turkishness" are being insulted (which Orhan Pamuk was also accused of), but at least they are honest enough to tell you who blocked it, and why.
Enough of politics -
a few glimpses of Beijing through my eyes instead.
"gained in translation"-collection:
"tamous" - if this word does not exist, it has to
be invented (especially for describing wines!)
