China Media: The Truth Is Out There Somewhere

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Posted by Dan on February 2, 2008 at 03:34 PM

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The Black And White Cat does a phenomenal job dissecting how Xinhua changed a Christian Science Monitor article to suit China's own purposes. The post is entitled, "Lost in translation: a one-edged double-edged sword," and it makes for fascinating reading. (h/t to Peking Duck, who hat tips Danwei).

Gosh, who would have thunk it?

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