MEDIA REACTION: XINJIANG RIOT, NORTH KOREA

UNCLAS BEIJING 001952 DEPARTMENT FOR INR/R/MR, EAP/CM, EAP/PA, EAP/PD, C HQ PACOM FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR (J007) SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPRC KMDR CH PREL ECON SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: XINJIANG RIOT, NORTH KOREA -------------- Editorial Quotes -------------- ¶1. XINJIANG RIOT a. "By being extreme, western media loses China" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (07/10): "China is changing, but western media's attitude towards China seems forever unchanged. When the '7.5' incident happened, western media chose to support the other side, opposing the Chinese people. Some did this out of confusion while others did this because of vicious motives. In the last year or so, China has made significant progress on the opening-up of its information. Regretfully, the western media can't adapt to this new change. Their reports are full of indiscriminate copies, and their articles full of platitudes. They use a fixed set of molds to deal with all the issues. They created their conclusions long ago, and with each new incident they search for material to prove their conclusions. This practice by Western media makes the Chinese people, who know the truth, angry and scared. Similarly, it deepens the Western public's misunderstanding or even hatred of China. They do not know the truth. Prejudice is farther away from the truth than ignorance; the Chinese people do not trust Western media because of their prejudice." b. "Why I no longer read the Wall Street Journal" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(07/10): "Starting today, I [Ding Gang, an experienced media personality in Beijing] will no longer read the Wall Street Journal. I will also ask all my friends and colleagues not to read it. In the past 10 years, I was a faithful reader of the Wall Street Journal. However, the paper's reports concerning China over the years continuously disappointed me. Although their reports and commentary on China in recent years carry a lot of prejudice and ignorance, their financial news and commentary still has its value. But this time, their reporting on the Xinjiang riots has really gone too far. I cannot stand it; the paper publicly stood at the side of the terrorists and become their advocate. They call Uygur rioters "demonstrators" yet label Han people "thugs". Maybe the editors at the Wall Street Journal can defend themselves by saying they are simply being fair and impartial. I feel humiliated after reading this. I can bear prejudice but never humiliation. I will not debate or argue with the Wall Street Journal, the advocate for terrorism, I will just give up reading it. To me, it is out of sight and out of mind. From today on, I will say "thank you" to any Chinese person who neither reads nor writes for Wall Street Journal. " ¶2. NORTH KOREA "South Korea wants to set up a cyber war command office to fight against North Korea" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (07/10): "South Korean intelligence agencies and media accuse North Korea and its supporters of North Korea of being attackers. Some people claim that it is the Chinese hackers who usually use this kind of attack method. This presumption is questioned by many experts and media. They hold that currently, there is no evidence to prove this point of view. Chinese experts indicate that setting up a cyber war command office is a pre-decided thing. However, South Korea should not use North Korea or China as an excuse. It is ridiculous that South Korea and other western countries, when developing their own military strength, look to China or North Korea as their supposed target." GOLDBERG