State-run media outlets largely ignore nationwide protests, but continue to push the importance of Covid restrictions
Composite: The Global Times / China DailyComposite: The Global Times / China DailyChinese media have largely ignored
, with prominent state newspaper front pages instead choosing to focus on Taiwan’s local elections, a Chinese-built solar plant in Qatar and the rising number of Chinese women choosing to get tanned in beauty salons.Some demonstrators have even demanded the resignation of China’s president,, in a wave of civil disobedience that has been unprecedented in mainland China over the past decade.
However, none of that was evident on the front pages of some of the country’s most prominent newspapers, or on broadcast channels on Monday. After a night of unrest, CCTV spent most of the morning covering the announcement of the planned launch of the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft to China’s space station on Tuesday. The English language Global Times’ main headline focused on the weekend’s local elections in Taiwan, while Shanghai media reported on the latest industrial revenue figures.
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