CCTV FOLLIES 9.20 CHINA'S TRIPARTITE WORLD

-Xi's push for "multipolarity" means Russia's a big part of it -Belt and Road speaks Chinese, English and Russian! -Hungary wants peace on Russian terms -UK and AUS take bashing -US gets a free pass!

Xi, in recycled footage, trumpets efficient customs inspection for his Belt and Road.

Thanks to Chairman Xi’s vision, China and Europe are like neighbors now, conveniently linked by Russia. “You can use Chinese, English or Russian!”

Just a friendly reminder that the CCP’s crackdown on corruption and sacking of officials continues apace, and then there are the crackdowns they aren’t talking about. I haven’t taken a close look at this one but it seems to criticize holiday spending on mooncakes and also warns about the “West wind,” whatever that is.

CCTV’s anxiety about the so-called bumper crop keeps cropping up in its coverage of tractors, lush farms and today, a chain gang of happy workers in colorful ethnic gear picking potatoes. You know it’s a big news story when CCTV sends a reporter to report from the fields.

CCTV continues to exude container anxiety and export anxiety with its continual touting and promotion of trade links to Europe, here conducted via rail via Russia.

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