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The Western media do not identify China as a Communist country. Western newspapers do not identify Hu Jintao as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, even though that is the office with the power and authority, not the presidency of the country. When Madeleine Albright visited Beijing, she beamed as she held up a copy of China Daily which proclaimed China's commitment to the rule of law. Yet, the fine print identified the key provision of the Chinese "rule of law" as the supremacy of the Communist Party. The Communist Party controls what Chinese people read and watch on television. Journalists are required to undergo Marxist indoctrination and are told how to handle sensitive issues like the anniversaries of the Tiananmen Square massacre. Journalists who reveal Communist directives are jailed for leaking "state secrets." The Chinese government has a firewall to block sites on the Internet it doesn't want its citizens to see. Thousands of censors monitor sites and intimidate citizens. According to Reporters Without Borders, at least 50 Internet dissidents are in jail. Wall Street Journal, 8-7-08 |
