CCTV FOLLIES 8.25 Disaster as distraction

Two weeks of florid Hawaii disaster coverage -Fukushima fears stoked anew -Russia kills and kills and CCTV doesn't even shrug -Xi tames Africa -Xi guides global humanity -Hong Kong under PLA boot

CCTV has run lengthy segments on the Maui wildfires every day since August 11. The editorial line is simple and unwavering—the US government and state officials don’t care about the people unlike the CCP in China which really cares.