‘China Daily’ is propaganda, not news

Come on Nation, you’ve got to add a disclaimer note to stories from the China Daily. They’re blatantly propaganda. For starters, the reef is Philippine, not Chinese. Secondly, it’s part of the Spratly Islands. The Chinese name used in the article is just that, a Chinese name the Chinese recently put on the islands in order to try and assert ownership. 

Is The Nation now an extension of Beijing’s propaganda mouthpiece? This is the second article I’ve seen in The Nation from Beijing. Both have false and misleading data. 

Here’s recommended wording for a disclaimer: “The source for this article, the China Daily, is a propaganda mouthpiece for the Beijing politburo. Place names used, and content are not necessarily true”. 

Regarding the Philippines’ Spratly Islands. Let’s say you and your family go out to dinner. I then walk in your house, give it a different name and claim it as my own. When you return, you want me to leave. I don’t leave because I have weapons which I will use to stay in your house, which I now call my house. What are you going to do?

Kip Keino