A delegation of U.S. journalists formed by USA Today, Foreign Policy Magazine, Wall Street Journal Asia, and other U.S media arrived in Beijing on Tuesday. The purpose of the visit was to try to achieve a deeper and more dynamic understanding of China, in order to make objective and unbiased reports about the nation’s real conditions and developments.
For a long period of time, China was generally a negative image in the U.S. media. If you read The New York Times, and followed the CNN Lou Dobbs Tonight show, you will find plenty of terrible stories about China. One after another, almost everything is wrong with China. Some media critics said this would teach the Chinese who’s the boss!
Who is the “boss”? Interesting question, isn’t it?
For those who honestly are trying to keep the true China in perspective -- not too rosy, not too cranky, it is, still, a mission impossible.
Great blog Yuan, I am glad that happened because recently I taught graduate level courses in Chonqing and was amazed that we hear so little about what it is really like in China. I loved the country and made many close friends with leaders there. Do you get back often? So good to have this blog at KMM!
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