'Media must be objective about Tibet'
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The Western view of Tibet is colored largely because of cross-cultural misunderstandings, which the media must bridge, a top official has said.

Zhao Qizheng, head of the foreign affairs committee of the country's top political advisory1 board, said: "The few foreigners who have visited Tibet hold three impressions of the region - one, it is beautiful; two, it is occupied by China; and three, Han Chinese culture has assimilated Tibetan culture.

"Other than the first impression, the remaining two are false notions."

Zhao, the spokesman for the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the dean of the journalism2 school at Renmin University of China, said the country's media plays "an important role in presenting the true picture of Tibet," as the region marks the 50th anniversary of the abolishment of slavery and a theocratic3 regime on March 28.

"We have made great progress in Tibet ... now we need to present the truth of that progress," Zhao told China Daily on the sidelines of the ongoing4 annual CPPCC session.

When asked about the criticism from the West regarding Chinese media coverage5 of Tibet, Zhao stressed the need for objectivity.

"Reporting reality is the best way to be objective. If a reporter goes to Tibet and notices only the negative aspects and not the progress we've achieved there, is that objectivity?

"Likewise, if a foreign news cameraman comes to Beijing and shoots seven minutes of areas with domestic waste and three minutes of beautiful locations, would it mean Beijing is a city full of garbage?"

Similarly, Zhao said central authorities had achieved a lot in Tibet over the past few decades but a few stains that remain could paint the wrong picture.

The activities of the Dalai Lama abroad are also "responsible for the discrepancies6 in foreign reports that present an inaccurate7 picture of the situation in Tibet" and show China in a bad light, Zhao said.

Last year, Western media reports on the March 14 riots in Tibet and the protests against the Beijing Olympic torch relay led to strong reactions from people at home and abroad, who said the coverage was "negative and biased8.”

Zhao also said the media had a crucial role to play in the development of Sino-US ties.

"Most people on both sides have never been to each other's countries and they depend on the media for information. It is the duty and responsibility of members of the press to report accurately," he said.



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1 advisory lKvyj     
adj.劝告的,忠告的,顾问的,提供咨询
参考例句:
  • I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
  • He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。
2 journalism kpZzu8     
n.新闻工作,报业
参考例句:
  • He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师,可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
  • He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。
3 theocratic d2a97031b61665441ee994e2c7847117     
adj.神权的,神权政治的
参考例句:
  • The priest caste wields considerable power in this rigidly theocratic society. 祭司阶层(priestcaste)在这个严格的神权社会中掌握着相当大的权力。 来自互联网
  • The heartland of Islam, by contrast, is theocratic. 相反,伊斯兰教的核心地带则是神权政治。 来自互联网
4 ongoing 6RvzT     
adj.进行中的,前进的
参考例句:
  • The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
  • The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
5 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导,保险范围,保险额,范围,覆盖
参考例句:
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
6 discrepancies 5ae435bbd140222573d5f589c82a7ff3     
n.差异,不符合(之处),不一致(之处)( discrepancy的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • wide discrepancies in prices quoted for the work 这项工作的报价出入很大
  • When both versions of the story were collated,major discrepancies were found. 在将这个故事的两个版本对照后,找出了主要的不符之处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 inaccurate D9qx7     
adj.错误的,不正确的,不准确的
参考例句:
  • The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated.这本书不但不准确,而且夸大其词。
  • She never knows the right time because her watch is inaccurate.她从来不知道准确的时间因为她的表不准。
8 biased vyGzSn     
a.有偏见的
参考例句:
  • a school biased towards music and art 一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校
  • The Methods: They employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour. 他们采用的方法严重偏袒中上阶级。
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