As Danwei reported earlier, the Chinese state press, including Southern Metropolis Daily, got very excited by the findings of the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), which said that 28 of the world’s 100 best selling newspapers were Chinese.
However, for some reason, they failed to mention some of the other goings-on at the WAN congress being held in Seoul, including the strong protest made against the “outrageous” arrest of Singapore Straits Times correspondent Ching Cheong, who has been accused of spying by the Chinese authorities. They also called for the release of New York Times researcher Zhao Yan.
Curiously, the Chinese press also neglected to mention the speech given by Lian Qingchuan of the 21st Century Business Herald on the topic, “Risky Business: Newspapers in the Fight Against Corruption.”
We expect that these oversights on the part of the Chinese press will be cleared up very soon.