CHINA-PROPAGANDA: PEOPLE'S DAILY REMEMBERS THE DEAD AND INJURED DURING THE WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE IN 2008

The People's Daily (May 13) published a box item on its front page to remember the dead on the 13th anniversary of the Wenchuan Earthquake which occurred on May 12, 2008, and killed nearly 70,000 people, injured more than 370,000 with 18000 were missing.

(Comment: The appearance of the item is interesting considering that former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's popularity was boosted when he went to the site of the earthquake within hours. Wen Jiabao also wrote an article in the Macau Times recently which could have implied a subtle criticism of Xi Jinping's policies. It could also have been a pointer to Chinese President Xi Jinping's failure to visit Wuhan at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.)






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