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Li Pengyi, a delegation member and vice president of China Publishing Group Corporation, said happily that China had sold nearly 900 copyrights here. But he complained about the coverage. “We don’t feel we’ve been hospitably treated,” he said. “China sent more than 2,000 people to Frankfurt. And now this barrage of criticism.” Zhao Haiyun, spokesman for China’s General Administration of Press and Publication, said that instead of focusing on literature, the media had focused on human rights and censorship. “The German media are very biased,” he said.
This was an interesting article about China's showing at the Frankfurt Book Fair. And I just love the quotes above … I mean considering how uber-bias the Chinese media is and how inhospitable internationals can be made to feel in China … it's most interesting to hear that Chinese officials would level these comments on others. It just proves the hypocritical theme that underlies much of Chinese contemporary culture. It should give Chinese officials pause to consider that while they may be able to control "the spin" within their borders … it's a rough and tumble world outside and China rules don't apply. Who does China think it is and more precisely why does China think that everyone (not from China) will kowtow to it's demand. Culturally, if they want to sit at the big table they need to recognize this.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/world/asia/19books.html?_r=1&hp
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