Well, now it seems it wasn’t….
On May 22nd I wrote on my Facebook status,
“Is it just me... or is China's Global Times website swaying, ever so slightly, from hard to soft...? It's almost imperceptible”.
What I was referring to was a) The very mellowing tone that Global Times seemed to be taking in its editorials, calling for moderation and tolerance and b) a slow drying up of editorials on anything remotely contentious, despite their being heaps of great news to feast upon.
With all the recent talk of the fractious undercurrents pulling the CCP from left to right I thought maybe I was imagining things.
Imagining that the journalists were choosing to keep themselves below the radar until they could determine which direction The Party would choose.
However, it seems that I’m not alone in my musings.
On the 27th May, China Media Project also seems to be scratching their heads at the abnormal behaviour and dulcet tones of the China Daily.
One can only surmise that there are some powerful forces at work behind the scenes in China pulling The Party hither and thither and the media is doing the smart thing and taking cover in mediocrity.
Read the CMP article here
