Comments on: Lost in translation, and then some http://www.ittalks.net/2008/04/28/lost-in-translation-and-then-some/ Information Technology industry commentary and reviews Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:49:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: BongSeg http://www.ittalks.net/2008/04/28/lost-in-translation-and-then-some/#comment-2889 BongSeg Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:04:52 +0000 http://www.ittalks.net/2008/04/28/194/#comment-2889 Torch Relay - This ancient Greek custom was invented by the Nazis in 1936 Berlin Olympics presumably to trumpet their "superior" race. Today the Chinese are calling it the "journey of harmony". But the Chinese Olympic propaganda was drowned by events in Tibet. The carnage in Tibet is a much more compelling to the western Media. For all of their wealth and sophistication, China's leaders still have an extremely crude understanding of global press. So much for China's nationalist passion. Torch Relay - This ancient Greek custom was invented by the Nazis in 1936 Berlin Olympics presumably to trumpet their “superior” race. Today the Chinese are calling it the “journey of harmony”. But the Chinese Olympic propaganda was drowned by events in Tibet. The carnage in Tibet is a much more compelling to the western Media.

For all of their wealth and sophistication, China’s leaders still have an extremely crude understanding of global press. So much for China’s nationalist passion.

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