Xi Jinping Tours State Media, Solidifies Control Over Propaganda

In high-profile tour of state news offices, Xi Jinping is stamping his authority over the official political narrative—and sidelining a top political foe.
Xi Jinping Tours State Media, Solidifies Control Over Propaganda
Chinese leader Xi Jinping (C) talks with editors in the general newsroom of the People's Daily in Beijing on Feb. 19, 2016. Lan Hongguang/Xinhua via AP
Larry Ong
Journalist
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In the main studio of flagship broadcaster China Central Television, Chinese leader Xi Jinping tried a little newsreading. A beaming news anchor stands to the right of the Party leader in a picture circulated on the Chinese Internet. To his left looms propaganda chief Liu Yunshan, his expression dour.

(Screenshot via Sina Weibo)
Screenshot via Sina Weibo
Larry Ong
Larry Ong
Journalist
Larry Ong is a New York-based journalist with Epoch Times. He writes about China and Hong Kong. He is also a graduate of the National University of Singapore, where he read history.
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