Posts Tagged ‘ Chinese Media ’

"The Weak Position of the Chinese Media Can't Be Changed With Cash"

March 13, 2009
By C. Custer

On March 10, New Publication Section Chief Liu Binjie said in an interview with the media, "when compared with the international media, the weakness of Chinese media is mostly systemic. In the past, under then planned economic system, the media was a department of the press, set up by press administration officials, and did...
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The Worst Drought in 50 Years

February 9, 2009
By C. Custer
The Worst Drought in 50 Years

Northeastern China is suffering from what even the Chinese media are calling “the most severe drought for decades.” Affecting nearly 5 million people to date, the drought also threatens future harvests and has drawn a number of government responses including diverting water from the Yangzi and Yellow Rivers, inducing rain artificially, providing over US...
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