Last but not least: Blogger takes on the Chinese media
Officials at the powerful Chinese state broadcaster CCTV ordered a rocket game costing over 100,000 euros to be installed in the TV tower. However, no security measures—such as those typically associated with China’s notorious censorship—were taken…
The officials of the powerful Chinese state broadcaster CCTV ordered a rocket game costing over 100,000 euros to be played in the television tower. However, no safety precautions were taken, as with the notorious Chinese censorship. So the little party in the television building - affectionately called "big underpants" by the Chinese - literally went down the drain. A fire broke out.
Although the officials did everything they could to cover up the self-inflicted fire, the incident did not go undetected. The mishap was a feast for China's most popular blogger Han Han. The entries of the contrarian, who is famous for his mocking comments about the Chinese media and feared by the Chinese media, were immediately deleted.
However, some of his thoughts remained, as fans reproduced Han Han's comments and published them on portals. "How many evil deeds has CCTV committed in the past decades, choosing lies over truth, manipulating public opinion, persecuting intellectuals, distorting facts, concealing wrongdoings, covering up problems and painting false images of harmony?" But Han Han is confident. He hopes that the fire will drive the government to seriously consider giving up the Central Television's monopoly over the news.
Although the officials did everything they could to cover up the self-inflicted fire, the incident did not go undetected. The mishap was a feast for China's most popular blogger Han Han. The entries of the contrarian, who is famous for his mocking comments about the Chinese media and feared by the Chinese media, were immediately deleted.
However, some of his thoughts remained, as fans reproduced Han Han's comments and published them on portals. "How many evil deeds has CCTV committed in the past decades, choosing lies over truth, manipulating public opinion, persecuting intellectuals, distorting facts, concealing wrongdoings, covering up problems and painting false images of harmony?" But Han Han is confident. He hopes that the fire will drive the government to seriously consider giving up the Central Television's monopoly over the news.
