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A history of "hurt feelings" in China
When it comes to “hurting the feelings of the Chinese people,” a common CCP catchphrase used for perceived slights, which countries or groups have been the biggest culprits? CMP investigates.
Jan 29, 2016
David Bandurski
CMP Director
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Media Friendship, from Beijing to Jakarta
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At a recent event for China-Indonesia media cooperation, part of China’s larger push for influence in Southeast Asia, “responsibility” was on the agenda — emphasizing for participants that the role of journalism is to promote good feeling and a smooth bilateral relationship.
China’s AI Hallucination Challenge
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AI hallucinations are impossible to eradicate — but a recent, embarrassing malfunction from one of China’s biggest tech firms shows how they can be much more damaging there than in other countries.
A Midwesterner in Foshan
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US vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz, a former Cantonese learner who was popular with his Chinese students, is affectionate toward China — but he is no “dove” on human rights, Hong Kong, and Tibet issues.
China’s AI Hype Gets a Reality Check
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Chinese AI is moving at a fast pace, but it’s important not to give in to hype about exactly what the technology can do — a point state media are now making themselves.
When Meloni Met Xi
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Chinese media coverage of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s recent visit to China has been characterized by a blend of criticism and optimism, strategic framing, and an emphasis on historical ties.
How to Push China’s Narrative Abroad
Jul 23, 2024 | Alex Colville
Exchanges this week between Guyanese media and a provincial-level communication center in Shandong offer a glimpse of China’s broad push for influence abroad. The secret: convince journalists in the Global South that using Western media sources on China means unfair bias.
When Worlds Collide
Jul 12, 2024 | Alex Colville
State media have released a short, AI-generated series on Douyin. It’s the meeting point of several tools the Party has been using to modernize media and propaganda.
A Rare Exposé
Jul 10, 2024 | David Bandurski
In an investigative report splashed across the front page last week, a Beijing newspaper exposed lax food safety practices. It was just like old times.
China Starts Influence Ranking for Cities
Jul 4, 2024 | David Bandurski
The country’s external propaganda efforts have increasingly leaned on localities, mobilizing and pooling resources. Now the government will measure how they are performing.
The Politics of Pure Business
Jul 3, 2024 | David Bandurski
As Western media groups talk of “purely commercial” cooperation, China’s official Xinhua News Agency regards its partnerships as part of China’s broader effort to shape global discourse and promote its government image. It’s time for professional media groups to wake up.
China Grapples with Nationalism, and Fuels It
Jul 2, 2024 | Alex Colville
A flurry of statements from Chinese social media platforms in the wake of a tragic attack on a Japanese woman and her child in Suzhou pledge to clear up rabid nationalism online. Meanwhile, Chinese state media continue to pour fuel on the fire of anti-Japanese sentiment.
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Jul 2, 2024 | Jordyn Haime
Riding American frustrations with foreign wars, can “MAGA Communism” advocate Jackson Hinkle help China gain sympathy in the US?
Olá Panda!
Jun 28, 2024 | David Bandurski
As China’s leadership pushes regional and local media and propaganda offices to strengthen their global communication efforts, Sichuan province takes a typical soft approach with Portuguese audiences.
A Media Labyrinth in the Middle East
Jun 25, 2024 | Bertie Lyhne-Gold
An oddly compliant question from the foreign press corps on the sidelines of this year’s National People’s Congress kicked up a simple question: Who is China-Arab TV? We followed the question down the rabbit hole.
Top Propaganda Official Faces Investigation
Jun 23, 2024 | David Bandurski
The sudden announcement Friday of a corruption probe against Zhang Jianchun marks just the second case in the Xi Jinping era of a senior propaganda official falling from grace.
More Local Centers for Global Propaganda
Jun 12, 2024 | David Bandurski
The addition of external propaganda bases in Zhejiang and Tianjin over the past two weeks brings the total number at the provincial level to 23. These ICCs, also being launched at the city level, are meant to remake China’s approach to delivering its message externally.
Goldfish Memories
May 27, 2024 | David Bandurski
In a post to China’s popular WeChat platform last week, one writer bemoaned the shocking loss of nearly a full decade of information from the early days of the country’s domestic internet. Within hours the writer’s reflections had vanished too.
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