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I think to many observers of China, People's Daily (PD) has little worth outside of restating the Party line. They pretend that it is a reconstruction of the Ministry of Truth from 1984, whose only...
View ArticleAn official account of corrupt officials - How People's Daily reports on...
A few days ago, it was announced that Liu Zhijun, former head of the Railway Ministry was stripped of his party title as a result of misconduct. In the Western press it was said that his graft involved...
View ArticleHard rags and green bean gas – household “tips” from People’s Daily
I just discovered quite possibly the strangest corner of the People’s Daily website, the “tips” section. This was apparently launched at the end of May and includes such helpful hints as “Toothpaste...
View ArticlePeople's Daily doesn't understand The Onion, congratulates Kim Jong-Un on...
We've all had a good laugh at the idiots on Literally Unbelievable who post outraged Facebook statuses over clearly satirical Onion headlines, but now, the People's Daily, China's newspaper of record,...
View ArticleLet Us Recall That Chinese Satire Has Fooled Western Media Outlets (And James...
... for everyone commenting that the Chinese have no sense of humor and don't understand satire, please remember: the Chinese successfully trolled James frickin' Cameron. more »Humourkim jong-unnorth...
View ArticleChinese editor who picked up Onion's Kim Jong-un story said she had no idea...
Turns out it wasn't a knowing joke after all... more »China NewsNew York TimesPeople's Dailykim jong-unnorth koreamediaWTF
View ArticleConfused about your emotions? The People's Daily is here to tell you whether...
Building on CCTV's weird and pointless (and occasionally hilarious) 'Are you happy?' campaign, the People's Daily has created a new online quiz to tell you that yes, damn it, you are happy. more »Weird...
View ArticleChina Names Porn Offenders That Should be Shut Down, Apple’s App Store Included
Just a couple of weeks after Apple’s apology to Chinese consumers that followed a media attack on the company’s returns policy in China, the gadget-maker is under assault again. more...
View ArticlePeople's Daily Builds 'Giant Penis' Building; Censors Block Internet Sniggering
When it comes to office buildings, does size really matter? It just might, if China's main state-run newspaper has its way. The People's Daily is used to breaking news, but recently it became the news...
View ArticleMorally Bankrupt Americans
Last week, a friend of mine who works at an online newspaper in Beijing tagged me in a Weibo message. The tag was attached to a screenshot from the People’s Daily, the newspaper previously (and...
View ArticleGuangzhou lessons to prevent sex attacks
Sexual assault prevention education is likely to become compulsory in schools in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in coming months. Students will be taught what legally constitutes sexual assault and...
View ArticleChinese People's Daily reporter denied to ask Canadian PM questions grabs...
A Chinese reporter was hauled away by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s RCMP security detail Friday after he grabbed a microphone and tried to ask Harper a question during a news conference at a mine in...
View ArticleChina Defends Patriotic Education Brainwashing
Today, September 18th, China's People's Daily, (a state run propaganda rag) launched a fierce attack on the Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times for recent articles they have published. If there...
View ArticleCanadian Prime Minister Bans Chinese Reporters From Trip for Bad Behavior
Chinese journalists won't be allowed to join Canadian Prime Minister Harper after an incident last year in which RCMP officers forcibly detained a man. more »China...
View ArticleThis painfully boring (and staged) photo of Bo Xilai in handcuffs just won...
Who says Chinese photojournalism is in a sorry state? more »China NewsBo XilaiphotojournalismChinastate mediapropogandaxinhuaPeople's Dailycorruptionphotographyxi jinping
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