Comments on: Beijing Hit By “Worst Smog In Almost A Year” http://beijingcream.com/2013/01/beijing-hit-by-worst-smog-in-almost-a-year/ A Dollop of China Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:42:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mark Newham http://beijingcream.com/2013/01/beijing-hit-by-worst-smog-in-almost-a-year/#comment-216094 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:52:28 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=9060#comment-216094 Thanks for the heads-up but I knew about that. And yes, I agree the issue did get a mention. The point is that it what appeared was just the bare facts ignoring the real issue which the western media has addressed. That is, how and why and what will be the ultimate effects of the smog. All missing from reports by Xinhua, Global Times, China Daily etc. And yes, Limp Pigs was based on SOLID research – ie two years spent at the heart of the Chinese propaganda machine monitoring the laughable way China tries to convince the world that it’s the best of all possible worlds. It would be far more believable if, on occasion, China admitted to its shortcomings. As both I and other westerners working inside the system told the cadres in charge of the ‘news’ at the time, if you’re going to do propaganda, at least do it well. Then, on occasion, the West might actually believe you.

]]> By: KopyKatKiller http://beijingcream.com/2013/01/beijing-hit-by-worst-smog-in-almost-a-year/#comment-216093 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:52:18 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=9060#comment-216093 What’s worse, 50% worse to be exact, then “very unhealthy”? Death?

]]> By: Jive madra http://beijingcream.com/2013/01/beijing-hit-by-worst-smog-in-almost-a-year/#comment-216086 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 09:36:55 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=9060#comment-216086 I never needed my lung cilia anyway

]]> By: Boooooooooya http://beijingcream.com/2013/01/beijing-hit-by-worst-smog-in-almost-a-year/#comment-216078 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:55:18 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=9060#comment-216078 “And is the Chinese mainstream press reporting this? ”

Yes, it is. Search 北京空气 on baidu. No offence intended, but I hope your book involves slightly more in the way of research…

]]> By: Mark Newham http://beijingcream.com/2013/01/beijing-hit-by-worst-smog-in-almost-a-year/#comment-216071 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:26:49 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=9060#comment-216071 If you’re in Beijing, that’s just as well.

]]> By: Mano http://beijingcream.com/2013/01/beijing-hit-by-worst-smog-in-almost-a-year/#comment-216068 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:52:36 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=9060#comment-216068 Tonight around 9pm the reading was 886.

]]> By: Total Eclipse of the Twat http://beijingcream.com/2013/01/beijing-hit-by-worst-smog-in-almost-a-year/#comment-216065 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:10:56 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=9060#comment-216065 Thank you for your insightful spam. I will now directly go to my closest online store to not purchase the book you have written.

- I love the smell of lung cancer in the morning.

]]> By: Mark Newham http://beijingcream.com/2013/01/beijing-hit-by-worst-smog-in-almost-a-year/#comment-216062 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 10:01:33 +0000 http://beijingcream.com/?p=9060#comment-216062 And is the Chinese mainstream press reporting this? Nah. Why? Because, as I discovered when working for wholly state-run media, it would show China up in a bad light and that would never do. See my book ‘Limp Pigs’ for further revelations on China’s insidious ‘information’ industry.

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