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The Latest Absurdity From Chinese State-Run Media Xinhua

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The Latest Absurdity From Chinese State-Run Media Xinhua
Security personnel stand guard at Zhongnanhai near Tiananmen Square ahead of China's 20th Communist Party Congress in Beijing on Oct. 13, 2022. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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State-run Chinese media is generally unreadable, but occasionally, an article that is beyond shockingly absurd pops up, leaving the reader with the impression of living in an alternate universe if what is conveyed is true. And so it is with a puff piece from Xinhua on Feb. 1 titled, “Xi Focus-Profile: Xi Jinping, man of culture.”
Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
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