1997 Handover Media Visuals: China

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1997 Handover Media Visuals China

• Count Down Clock
• Five Star Flag Raising in Tiananmen
• Deng Xiao Ping
• Fireworks, Dances Music
• Hong Kong and Mainland affection as close as
  bones and flesh
• Mother and lost child
• Yellow River, Great Wall
• Tomb of the Yellow Emperor
• Forbidden City
• Bell of National Awakening in Nanjing

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1997 Handover Media Visuals China

• Count Down Clock
• Five Star Flag Raising in Tiananmen
• Deng Xiao Ping
• Fireworks, Dances Music
• Hong Kong and Mainland affection as close as
  bones and flesh
• Mother and lost child
• Yellow River, Great Wall
• Tomb of the Yellow Emperor
• Forbidden City
• Bell of National Awakening in Nanjing

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1997 Handover Media Visuals China

• Count Down Clock
• Five Star Flag Raising in Tiananmen
• Deng Xiao Ping
• Fireworks, Dances Music
• Hong Kong and Mainland affection as close as
  bones and flesh
• Mother and lost child
• Yellow River, Great Wall
• Tomb of the Yellow Emperor
• Forbidden City
• Bell of National Awakening in Nanjing

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Mainland Guidelines for ReportersAs Reported in
Apple Daily
DO

• Strictly follow unified arrangements for
  interviewing and reporting.
• Consciously abide by the laws of Hong Kong.
• Report back immediately to the organization what
  is seen and seek directions.
• Conduct outdoor activities in groups.
• Prepare daily reports and summaries.
• Consciously defend the reputation of China and
  its journalists.

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Mainland Guidelines for ReportersAs Reported in
Apple Daily
DONT

• Express political opinions without permission.
• Release news to the outside before it is examined
  and approved.
• Interact or engage in activities with foreign
  media without permission.
• Interview opposing groups or their media.
• Interact with international organization of
  unknown identities or with anti-PRC positions.
• Visit night clubs, karaoke bars or entertainment
  facilities of that sort.

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American Press Freedom

• Congress shall make no law respecting an
  establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
  free exercise thereof or abridging the freedom
  of speech, or of the press...

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1997 Handover Media Visuals United States

• PLA Soldiers in combat-ready positions in
  Tiananmen
• Lone man facing column of Tanks in Beijing
• PLA Armored Personnel Carrier
• Hand-Picked Shipping Tycoon for Chief Executive
• Freely Elected Legislature Dismantled
• Martin Lee Leading Hong Kong Democrat
• Capitalist Jewel, Jewel of the Orient
• The Trojan Horse

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Handover Visuals United States
PLA Soldiers in combat-ready positions in
Tiananmen Lone man facing column of Tanks in
Beijing PLA Armored Personnel Carrier Hand-Picked
Shipping Tycoon for Chief Executive Freely
Elected Legislature Dismantled Martin Lee
Leading Hong Kong Democrat Capitalist Jewel,
Jewel of the Orient
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1997 Handover Media Visuals United States

• PLA Soldiers in combat-ready positions in
  Tiananmen
• Lone man facing column of Tanks in Beijing
• PLA Armored Personnel Carrier
• Hand-Picked Shipping Tycoon for Chief Executive
• Freely Elected Legislature Dismantled
• Martin Lee Leading Hong Kong Democrat
• Capitalist Jewel, Jewel of the Orient
• The Trojan Horse

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1997 Handover Media Visuals United States

• PLA Soldiers in combat-ready positions in
  Tiananmen
• Lone man facing column of Tanks in Beijing
• PLA Armored Personnel Carrier
• Hand-Picked Shipping Tycoon for Chief Executive
• Freely Elected Legislature Dismantled
• Martin Lee Leading Hong Kong Democrat
• Capitalist Jewel, Jewel of the Orient
• The Trojan Horse

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1997 Handover Media Visuals United States

• PLA Soldiers in combat-ready positions in
  Tiananmen
• Lone man facing column of Tanks in Beijing
• PLA Armored Personnel Carrier Entering Hong Kong
• Hand-Picked Shipping Tycoon for Chief Executive
• Freely Elected Legislature Dismantled
• Martin Lee Leading Hong Kong Democrat
• Capitalist Jewel, Jewel of the Orient
• The Trojan Horse

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1997 Handover Media Visuals United States

• PLA Soldiers in combat-ready positions in
  Tiananmen
• Lone man facing column of Tanks in Beijing
• PLA Armored Personnel Carrier
• Hand-Picked Shipping Tycoon for Chief Executive
• Freely Elected Legislature Dismantled
• Martin Lee Leading Hong Kong Democrat
• Capitalist Jewel, Jewel of the Orient
• The Trojan Horse

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1997 Handover Media Visuals United States

• PLA Soldiers in combat-ready positions in
  Tiananmen
• Lone man facing column of Tanks in Beijing
• PLA Armored Personnel Carrier
• Hand-Picked Shipping Tycoon for Chief Executive
• Freely Elected Legislature Dismantled
• Martin Lee Leading Hong Kong Democrat
• Capitalist Jewel, Jewel of the Orient
• The Trojan Horse

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1997 Handover Media Visuals United States

• PLA Soldiers in combat-ready positions in
  Tiananmen
• Lone man facing column of Tanks in Beijing
• PLA Armored Personnel Carrier
• Hand-Picked Shipping Tycoon for Chief Executive
• Freely Elected Legislature Dismantled
• Martin Lee Leading Hong Kong Democrat
• Capitalist Jewel, Jewel of the Orient
• Trojan Horse

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US Framing of the Handover

• Destruction of Freedom and Democratic
  Institutions
• China as a New Threat to the United States and
  World Democracy
• US as the New Guardian of Hong Kong against China
• Hong Kong as a Western Liberal Trojan Horse
  that will transform China into a western-style
  system

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US Framing of China

• China Violates Human Rights
• Tibetan Independence
• Underground Christian Churches and
• Falungong
• Defying the Vatican
• Ethnic Minorities (primarily Tibetan and Uighur)
• The Unborn

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Framing China in the American Press

• China violates human rights
• Tibet
• Falungong
• Underground Christian Churches
• Minorities (Xinjiang)
• The Unborn (abortion)

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Framing Chinain the American Press
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Framing China in the American Press

• Economic Threat
• Economic Miracle
• Embracing Market and Western Values
• Imminent Economic Collapse
• Chinese Government repressive, octogenarian,
  corrupt, inefficient

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PRC Framing of the Handover
Count Down Clock Five Star Flag Raising in
Tiananmen Deng Xiao Ping Fireworks, Dances
Music Hong Kong and Mainland affection as close
as bones and flesh Mother and lost child Yellow
River, Great Wall Tomb of the Yellow
Emperor Forbidden City Bell of National Awakening
in Nanjing
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Handover Visuals United States

• PLA Soldiers in combat-ready positions in
  Tiananmen
• Lone man facing column of Tanks in Beijing
• PLA Armored Personnel Carrier
• Hand-Picked Shipping Tycoon for Chief Executive
• Freely Elected Legislature Dismantled
• Martin Lee Leading Hong Kong Democrat
• Capitalist Jewel, Jewel of the Orient