Media challenges in China - 14 August 2008

Media operating in China continue to face many challenges despite the promise of complete freedom for foreign journalists for the Olympics and the picture is even murkier for local reporters.

Ching Cheong, a China correspondent for Singapore's Straits Times newspaper, was locked up for 1,000 days for allegedly spying for Taiwan, and released six months before the Olympics.

He shares his one-in-a-billion experience with Al Jazeera.

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[MasterMark123]

China still lives under Medieval repression where the people are owned by the rulers instead of the modern world where the people own their Governments. Why don't the people just say enough is enough and have a coup against the monstrous government they have? A Billion strong sure as hell can take over a few thousand futile lords

[mindswantaknow]

China still has a lot of human rights issues.

[chinapie1999]

It was a poll from Gallup. You can google it.

I was talking about Chinese people were happier than their western counterparts, why did you bring up the CCP again?

[lukecavill]

He is obviously referring to some deep seated issues he cannot discuss with his own government for fear of what they will do. And we all know what they are capable of.

I love China, but I hate the ones in control of it.

[lukecavill]

your talking about polls and china? Do you trust those polls? Western media can surely be very over exagerated and dishonest but in China the media is completely under the control of the party. Did you notice what the man in the interview said? He mentioned the difference between love and loyalty for country and affiliation with a political party.

[MasterMark123]

All this coming from a child of the few privileged I see.

[quexalcoatl]

Better to be poor in a democracy then rich in a tyranny. We educate ourselves for the most part, and specialize in what we WANT to know about.

[BobMac1955]

The Chinese detest what the CCP is doing to its own people.WHY then do hoardes of Chinese want to migrate to the West. But once they are there, they are not loyal to their adopted countries. They must realise that they cannot have the cake and eat it.

Their loyalty to the host countries are suspect...just witness the pro-Beijing riots/protests during the Torch relay to counter the anti-China rallies. These ppl were organised with the help of the Chinese Embassies penetrating local Chinese orgs.

[extringele]

ACTORn: No one in China adores Mao anymore, not even the "Communist" Party (if you call it that, its not really communist). Right after Mao's death, the government apologized for the [idiotic] cultural revolution and the failed great leap forward. Everyone admits those were mistakes, even Deng Xiaoping - who by the way criticized the actions of Mao but didn't dare criticize Mao himself. This is because of the image Mao presents inside the CPC, he is their founder and if he's hated, so are they.

[ngarey]

I wouldn't really call them Communists anymore... they're more like authoritarian capitalists.

[chinapie1999]

Man you are so close to the outside world.

Recent pool: 3/4 Chinese are happy about their government and policies. Guess what the number for Americans?

If you think of people different from you, try not to think with your own mindset. It just looks dumb.

If there is so much repression going on, why Chinese top the optimistic list? Maybe your media is painting a different picture for you?