tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375677198071754693.post7117953679497862889..comments2023-08-17T04:52:41.012-07:00Comments on Chinese politics from the provinces: Getting In Line, Crossing The Line--China and India Presented LocallyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13371969246613017865noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375677198071754693.post-58919009750934861692017-08-11T00:45:21.041-07:002017-08-11T00:45:21.041-07:00Thanks for your thoughts here. There are some here...Thanks for your thoughts here. There are some here who feel and evince an appropriate level of skepticism, but many more who buy into the narrative being presented. That's especially the case the more local the audience, it seems.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13371969246613017865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375677198071754693.post-34232362830663264962017-08-09T12:04:34.524-07:002017-08-09T12:04:34.524-07:00There was a book a number of years ago about the e...There was a book a number of years ago about the effects of Soviet propaganda. I've unfortunately forgotten the title and author, but the basic thrust was that people knew they were being lied to and were very skeptical about the news, but because the official view was so widespread it seeped into peoples' world views in complicated ways anyway. I think an analogy would be advertising. Nobody believes them entirely, but you can't say it's not effective.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389146018734980649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375677198071754693.post-16056055387875592892017-08-07T19:17:56.049-07:002017-08-07T19:17:56.049-07:00Thanks very much. You raise important points. Just...Thanks very much. You raise important points. Just last week, there was this event in Nanjing: http://njrb.njdaily.cn/njrb/html/2017-08/03/content_468554.htm . <br /><br />The phrase "巩固壮大主流舆论" isn't entirely new of course, but it is striking for its emphasis on what appears to be the ongoing purpose of more centralised control from Beijing where media is concerned. And it's a touch more focused than "巩固壮大主流思想舆论"--which was popular for a while in some official circles. From the standpoint of policy generation, by staying on an agreed central message and repeating it, the belief seems to be that there's less likelihood of straying, whatever the source.<br /><br />Of course, social media is especially challenging for authorities here, though local officials seem to be more concerned about rumours specific to their particular patch.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13371969246613017865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375677198071754693.post-71045881597497322202017-08-07T05:58:08.392-07:002017-08-07T05:58:08.392-07:00My observation is that there are efforts to educat...My observation is that there are efforts to educate the Chinese people about media literacy, to be wary of fake information/fake news but ultimately the lack of credible and reliable sources does not help the people navigate through the information landscape. Rather it seems that the media literacy education has cultivated a general sense of scepticism so that when state media is not trusted then no other source is trusted as well. I guess the level of scepticism towards all forms of media would work to CCP’s advantage since even reputable international news agencies would be doubted by the Chinese people.<br /><br />As for issues revolving around territory, it seems that even the most savvy would tend to take a very nationalistic stance. pHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814430993852243933noreply@blogger.com