China downplays news of Egyptian uprising

Bookmark and Share
Posted on February 14, 2011 10:06 AM | | Comments (0)

By Associated Press | via UNCENSORED Yahoo! News
February 12, 2011

China is downplaying news of the massive uprising in Egypt that led to the resignation of its president, likely wary of spawning any unrest that might threaten Beijing's grip on power.

Most newspapers and online portals were running a terse report from the official Xinhua News Agency that gave basic facts about President Hosni Mubarak's resignation while only briefly mentioning the large-scale protests that brought about his ouster.

The news from Egypt was buried in the middle of state television's noon newscast Saturday. CCTV did not air any footage of protesters but instead used showed scenes of shuttered shops and empty streets.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said in a statement that China hopes Egypt can restore stability as soon as possible.

>> Original Source

This article is filed under the categories of

Doing business in China , Freedom of Press , Human Rights , Internet , News
  Tags: · · · · · · · ·

Have something to say? Leave a comment here:


please type the characters you see in the picture above.

About this Entry

This page contains a single entry by Site Editor published on February 14, 2011 10:06 AM.

China activist Chen Guangcheng 'under house arrest' was the previous entry in this blog.

Egypt should worry China is the next entry in this blog.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.




Beijing 2008
Silenced - China's Great Wall of Censorship. This book takes the reader on a fascinating and disturbing trip behind China’s Great Wall of Censorship. It also tells the story of Voice of Tibet, the radio station China couldn’t silence.

Information + More

Subscribe to feed Subscribe XML



Powered by Movable Type 4.0