Liu Qibao

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China’s ‘Super Bowl’ of TV — its New Year’s spectacular — disappoints the masses

Arts, Culture & Media

Known as Chunwan, the New Year’s variety show typically draws hundreds of millions of viewers. But when it aired on January 30, 2014, it seemed long on propaganda and short on entertainment, disappointing nearly 60% of Chinese, according to a survey.

In China, propaganda remains expansive, but more hidden

Global Politics
The World

China’s Evolving Propaganda: From a Benevolent Mao Zedong to Today’s Slick Machine

Global Politics