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Originally Posted by pug_ster
The problem with Chinese propaganda is the heavy use of censorship. Chinese propaganda is truthful in most parts but they don't want to leave any details that is unfavorable to the Chinese government. Unfortunately with the news of Sun Zhigang, the way he died or the way he is captured probably is unfavorable towards the government so the CCP has nothing to say about it. Alot of Chinese are already skeptical of what they read in their newspaper anyways, because you are ready half of a story.
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Yes. It's human nature to cover things unfavorable to themselves. With the case of Sun Zhigang, the Southern Weekend revealed as much details as its journalists could dig out. This newspaper is in a habit of exposing the skeleton in the cupboard and often offends the government. It often speaks out for the disadvantaged people and sometimes get into trouble. Its editors and reporters are examples of free-thinking Chinese. We have quite a few such newspapers.
As for the skeptical Chinese readers of official media, we have developed ways to filter the news for what is really going on. The offical media has its own way to say things, we don't take the "way" seriously, but we do pay attention to the substance, the gist, hidden in the words.