{"id":7012,"date":"2013-07-24T11:08:22","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T03:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xiaokang2020.com\/danweicom\/?p=708"},"modified":"2021-09-10T10:56:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T02:56:03","slug":"chinese-newspapers-react-to-royal-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laodanwei.org\/wp\/front-page-of-the-day\/chinese-newspapers-react-to-royal-baby.php","title":{"rendered":"Chinese newspapers react to royal baby"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The as yet unnamed third-in-line to the British throne emerged into the world at 11:34 pm Chinese time on 22 July. With yesterday\u2019s print already set, the Chinese press today benefited from a luxury not enjoyed by their colleagues in Britain: time to consider their response to the birth of the first child of Prince William and Kate Middleton. As his birth was preceded by a series of earthquakes in western China\u2019s Gansu province, most editors did not see fit to adorn their front pages\u00a0with pictures of the new royal baby. Most, but not all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Six O\u2019Clock This Morning<\/em>\u00a0(\u4eca\u6668\u516d\u70b9), a newspaper based in Yantai, Shandong province, divided its front page into two. On the top is a photo of the first baby born in the Gansu earthquake area after the disaster, \u201cThe Hope of the Gansu Earthquake Zone\u201d; while below the London Town Crier is captured in full voice, announcing the birth of \u201cThe Hope of the British Royal Family.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two babies, who were born within seven minutes of one another, feature on the front page of the\u00a0Changsha Evening News<\/em>\u00a0(\u957f\u6c99\u665a\u62a5). This newspaper ran with the headline \u201cEarthquake, Royal Family Both Welcome Babies.\u201d While \u201cEarthquake Baby\u201d and the \u201cRoyal Baby\u201d shared the limelight in these papers, they also enjoyed individual attention in other papers. A photograph of journalists and royal fans awaiting the royal baby\u2019s first public appearance dominates today\u2019s edition of\u00a0East Asia Economic News<\/em>\u00a0(\u4e1c\u4e9a\u7ecf\u8d38\u65b0\u95fb), while \u201cEarthquake Baby\u201d is the headline of the\u00a0Beijing Times<\/em>\u00a0(\u4eac\u534e\u65f6\u62a5), superimposed on a photo of the first child born in Dingxi, Gansu province, after the earthquake struck.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0Changsha Evening News<\/em>\u00a0chose to focus its reporting on the financial implications of the prince\u2019s birth, running with the headline, \u201cRoyal Family Welcomes Son, Merchants Welcome Money.\u201d According to the paper, the birth of the third-in-line heir to the British throne will bring an extra \u00a3372 million or $572 million (US) to UK sales income. How, the paper wonders, can the birth of one baby provide an economic boost worth several hundred billion pounds? First and foremost, many thousands of tourists have come in anticipation of the birth and will continue to flock to Britain. The newspaper also quotes Daily Beast columnist Dan Gross, who joked that a boom will have been felt simply due to the arrival of the world press corps in London, who flocked in on intercontinental flights and pitched up at high-end hotels. This \u201ccommercial feast \u201d has also been particularly beneficial to certain industries.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Changsha Evening News<\/em>\u00a0reports that the gambling industry has made a killing from the birth. First, people placed bets on the gender and time of birth, while bets are continuing to come in on what the baby will be named. The total sum of bets has already surpassed \u00a315 million or $23 million (US). Aside from the gambling industry, the birth has also provided free advertising, raising the profile of Britain and British companies throughout the world.<\/p>\n

Both\u00a0Six O\u2019Clock This Morning<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Changsha Evening News<\/em>\u00a0also note that the royal baby is the most important birth for the British monarchy in over 100 years, as it is the first time in this period that heirs to the throne of three generations are alive at the same time.<\/p>\n

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\nSix O\u2019Clock This Morning<\/em>\u00a0(\u4eca\u5929\u516d\u70b9):\u00a0\u4e07\u4f17\u72c2\u6b22<\/a>
\nChangsha Evening News<\/em>\u00a0(\u957f\u6c99\u665a\u62a5):\u00a0\u738b\u5ba4\u6dfb\u4e01\u5546\u5bb6\u6dfb\u8d22<\/a>
\nEast Asia Economic News<\/em>\u00a0(\u4e1c\u4e9a\u7ecf\u8d38\u65b0\u95fb):\u00a0\u82f1\u51ef\u7279\u738b\u5983\u987a\u4ea7 \u5c0f\u738b\u5b507\u65a46\u4e24<\/a>
\nBeijing Times<\/em>\u00a0(\u4eac\u534e\u65f6\u62a5):\u00a0\u5730\u9707\u5b9d\u5b9d\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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