Who is spinning the propaganda?
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, "<span word="spokespersons">spokespersons</span>". <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="spokespersons">spokespersons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="aides">aides</span>". <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="labelled">labelled</span> "<span word="communist">communist</span> <span word="propaganda">propaganda</span> <span word="chiefs">chiefs</span>"?</p><p><span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="bias">bias</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="predictably">predictably</span> <span word="boring">boring</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="word">word</span> "<span word="xuanchuan">xuanchuan</span>" <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="informa">informa</span>-<span word="tion">tion</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="connotation">connotation</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="propaganda">propaganda</span>" <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Webster">Webster</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span>: "<span word="chiefly">chiefly</span> <span word="derogatory">derogatory</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="biased">biased</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="misleading">misleading</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="publicize">publicize</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span>."</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="xuanchuan">xuanchuan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="translated">translated</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="I">I</span>, "<span word="propaganda">propaganda</span>" <span word="was">was</span> <span word="freely">freely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attendant">attendant</span> <span word="stigma">stigma</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="deceptive">deceptive</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wars">wars</span>, <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sinister">sinister</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nazi">Nazi</span> <span word="Propaganda">Propaganda</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Joseph">Joseph</span> <span word="Goebbels">Goebbels</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wars">wars</span>, <span word="government">government</span> <span word="PR">PR</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="practised">practised</span> "<span word="propaganda">propaganda</span>". <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="information">information</span>. <span word="China">China</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="spin">spin</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="praises">praises</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="title">title</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="governments">governments</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>, <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spin">spin</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p>
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