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The Western media has a new #1 enemy, who they’ve decided needs to be crushed and discredited at every chance. No, it’s not terrorists... it’s not the Russians. It’s not even coronavirus. It’s China.The vast majority of Western reportage on China, whether it be from the USA, Germany, the UK, Canada, Switzerland, Australia or New Zealand, is negative and unbalanced, presenting China to the world as a dangerous, dirty dystopia, where 1.4 million live terrible lives under the control of the violent Communist Party of China. Of course, this is far from the reality. But any attempt to get the truth out about China, especially by foreigners living here, is often met with derision, accusations of CPC funding, and claims of brain washing. Western media have also begun going out of their way to discredit foreigners who dare to say anything positive about China, with special reports where they twist facts and stain reputations.But, believe it or not, this is nothing new...On this day exactly 50 years ago, American journalist Edgar Snow passed away at the age of 66. Unfortunately he died just a week before then-President Richard Nixon made his famous 1972 visit to China and would never get to see the normalization of relations between the two nations. That historic visit was made possible, in part, thanks to Snow’s famous 1937 book, Red Star Over China, a book that showed the world, for the first time, the reality of China’s revolution, the Communist Party, and its leader, Mao Zedong. Snow, too, was attacked and tarnished by Western media. Accused of being pressured by the Communists to paint a romanticized image of the revolution. Some even blamed him for the eventual success of the Communists in 1949.So why was his work so important, and why is it still so important today?

The Western media has a new #1 enemy, who they’ve decided needs to be crushed and discredited at every chance. No, it’s not terrorists... it’s not the Russians. It’s not even coronavirus. It’s China. The vast majority of Western reportage on China, whether it be from the USA, Germany, the UK, Canada, Switzerland, Australia or New Zealand, is negative and unbalanced, presenting China to the world as a dangerous, dirty dystopia, where 1.4 million live terrible lives under the control of the violent Communist Party of China.  Of course, this is far from the reality. But any attempt to get the truth out about China, especially by foreigners living here, is often met with derision, accusations of CPC funding, and claims of brain washing. Western media have also begun going out of their way to discredit foreigners who dare to say anything positive about China, with special reports where they twist facts and stain reputations. But, believe it or not, this is nothing new... On this day exactly 50 years ago, American journalist Edgar Snow passed away at the age of 66. Unfortunately he died just a week before then-President Richard Nixon made his famous 1972 visit to China and would never get to see the normalization of relations between the two nations. That historic visit was made possible, in part, thanks to Snow’s famous 1937 book, Red Star Over China, a book that showed the world, for the first time, the reality of China’s revolution, the Communist Party, and its leader, Mao Zedong.  Snow, too, was attacked and tarnished by Western media. Accused of being pressured by the Communists to paint a romanticized image of the revolution. Some even blamed him for the eventual success of the Communists in 1949. So why was his work so important, and why is it still so important today?

Edgar Snow: Why his legacy is still so important in 2022, half a century after his death

Le 1er octobre 1970, Mao Zedong assiste à un défilé militaire sur la place Tian’anmen. À ses côtés, installé à la tribune d’honneur, se trouve un journaliste américain, habillé pour l’occasion d’un pull rouge. Quasi-inconnu dans son pays, Edgar Snow est considéré comme le grand ami de la Chine, mais il vient de réaliser que ses amis communistes lui ont caché beaucoup de choses…Une réaction, une idée, un commentaire à partager sur ce podcast ? Une seule adresse : connaissezvous@binge.audioCRÉDITS Connaissez-vous l’histoire est un podcast de Binge Audio raconté par Juliette Livartowski. Cet épisode a été écrit et réalisé en mai 2021 dans les studios de Binge Audio (Paris, 19e). Auteur : Stéphane Colineau. Narration : Juliette Livartowski. Réalisation : Thomas Rozès. Edition : Sirine Azouaoui. Générique : François Clos et Thomas Rozes. Identité sonore Binge Audio : Jean-Benoît Dunckel (musique) et Bonnie El Bokeili (voix). Identité graphique : Clarisse Pillard et Sébastien Brothier (Upian). Direction des programmes : Joël Ronez. Direction de la rédaction : David Carzon. Direction générale : Gabrielle Boeri-Charles. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Le 1er octobre 1970, Mao Zedong assiste à un défilé militaire sur la place Tian’anmen. À ses côtés, installé à la tribune d’honneur, se trouve un journaliste américain, habillé pour l’occasion d’un pull rouge. Quasi-inconnu dans son pays, Edgar Snow est considéré comme le grand ami de la Chine, mais il vient de réaliser que ses amis communistes lui ont caché beaucoup de choses…Une réaction, une idée, un commentaire à partager sur ce podcast ? Une seule adresse : connaissezvous@binge.audioCRÉDITS Connaissez-vous l’histoire est un podcast de Binge Audio raconté par Juliette Livartowski. Cet épisode a été écrit et réalisé en mai 2021 dans les studios de Binge Audio (Paris, 19e). Auteur : Stéphane Colineau. Narration : Juliette Livartowski. Réalisation : Thomas Rozès. Edition : Sirine Azouaoui. Générique : François Clos et Thomas Rozes. Identité sonore Binge Audio : Jean-Benoît Dunckel (musique) et Bonnie El Bokeili (voix). Identité graphique : Clarisse Pillard et Sébastien Brothier (Upian). Direction des programmes : Joël Ronez. Direction de la rédaction : David Carzon. Direction générale : Gabrielle Boeri-Charles. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> pour plus d'informations.

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