Here’s Your Leaders, Thanks for Tuning In

While the Chinese national media only managed a broadcast of 10 minutes on the transfer of national power, foreign media such as CNN went into detail, analyzing the implications of the change. Because of China’s one party authoritarian system, political debate is discouraged, and thus the national media felt no need to go into much depth on the subject. When domestic media proves inadequate, technology and interconnectedness fill the gap for Chinese citizens. As one student has said, “there won’t be any analysis of these events on Chinese TV. We leave that for the Western media.” – YaleGlobal