> It's not a mainland take - it's not some journalist from Shanghai - it's Chinese Communist Party propaganda, intended to manipulate the global audience. Or,

> It's not a mainland take - it's not some journalist from Shanghai - it's Chinese Communist Party propaganda, intended to manipulate the global audience. Or, "express a Chinese view" to a global audience. All that makes it a mainland take. Also, how do you know it wasn't written by a journalist in Shanghai? ---------- edit: the top post was flagged, so I put my reply to your below here, heh :) ---------- > Global Times is published by the Chinese Communist Party. Which makes it a mainland take.