China’s Spokesman Has Had Enough Questions
With the Beijing Olympics, China was supposed to be revealing the extent of its soft power, supposed to reveal the “mysterious” country that is transforming itself into a world economic power in rapid fashion. To do so, they promised certain things: Open access for the press, curbing civil rights abuses, allowing protesters, and a variety of other things Western nations take for granted.
In many ways, China hasn’t come through. From their Opening Ceremonies dishonesty to their gymnastics naifs, China has come under fire from the mainstream Western press. Now, China’s spokesman, Wang Wei, is firing back.
