CCTV 12.29 RINGING IT IN!
Xi Jinping throws a party! -What fun! -A slow news week is culminated by a no-news day -Fair and balanced photo ops galore! -The spectre of Mao watching closely over Xi's shoulder
“Xi Jinping on Friday addressed a gathering organized by the country's top political advisory body to ring in the year of 2024!”
Year-end gala banquet features Xi Jinping front and center. Politburo loyalists in line.
Ring in the year! Ringing it in! Are we having fun yet? At least the food promises to be good. But before you touch the delicacies….(at least one guest can be seen sneaking a peek at the menu) or sit back for a good song and dance, you must to listen to a few thousand words from the man!
Xi and his seven loyal stalwarts get front row seats to listen to patriotic hymns.