CCTV FOLLIES 5.8 To invest in China or not

Xi photo op with overseas Chinese -A model Chinese worker can open multiple beer bottles using his truck -Belt and Road prospers -Capvision in the crosshairs -US not only fans flames but is aflame

Did you know that heavy-duty track loaders are not only useful for moving huge quantities of coal, but can also be used to open beer bottles? A long row of beer bottles get deftly opened, one at a time, with a degree of control and precision that is amazing for a vehicle of that size. CCTV provides no follow up as to who gets to drink the amber brew.

If the beer bottle segment was a bit out of the ordinary for CCTV, rest assured, the program opened as it always does, with news of the master and commander. An expectant crowd applauds madly and then he appears! Photo ops follow.

Singling out overseas Chinese for attention has a long tradition but there’s a fine line to be walked between promoting the natural love and nostalgia for one’s ancestral country and engaging activities that seem to show fealty to the current political stance of a very partisan leader.

Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road project is vibrant with success. The leaders of the various “Stans” in Central Asia have been…