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