Comments on: 3 Lessons France can offer China about government-run media http://www.chinatalkingpoints.com/3-lessons-france-can-offer-china-about-government-run-media/ Outside Perspectives for Chinese Opinion Leaders Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:15:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: thibault http://www.chinatalkingpoints.com/3-lessons-france-can-offer-china-about-government-run-media/comment-page-1/#comment-47 thibault Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:42:48 +0000 http://www.chinatalkingpoints.com/?p=964#comment-47 In France, as in China, the central government holds a lot of power over domestic media. That makes for an interesting comparison. Another thing the French and Chinese share is a belief that wishful theories are more powerful than reality. Take for example, the Maginot Line, or China's bullheaded insistence that Taiwan is a province. Fortunately, French media is able to engage in discussions about reality, even when the State doesn't like it. It's hard to imagine the Chinese English-language media getting to that point any time soon. In France, as in China, the central government holds a lot of power over domestic media. That makes for an interesting comparison.

Another thing the French and Chinese share is a belief that wishful theories are more powerful than reality. Take for example, the Maginot Line, or China’s bullheaded insistence that Taiwan is a province.

Fortunately, French media is able to engage in discussions about reality, even when the State doesn’t like it.

It’s hard to imagine the Chinese English-language media getting to that point any time soon.

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