Western media's distorted reports on Xinjiang riots stir indignation

• Source: Global Times
• [17:54 July 13 2009]
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The New York Times caption for this photograph says a Ughur man is resting on the hospital bed, when in fact there is a Han Chinese name taped above him on the wall.

The New York Times on July 6 published a picture to show readers an injured Uygur lying on a bed in hospital. But from the name card on the wall "Liu Yonghe", the patient is not a Uygur.

Apart from these distorted reports, the fake photos of the Xinjiang riots shown by Rebiya Kadeer to accuse the Chinese army of cruelly dealing with "the peaceful protesters in Urumqi" were published by the UK's Daily Telegraph.

Some western media deliberately stirred up tension between the two ethnicities.

These distorted reports have evoked the anger of Chinese people. A poll on huanqiu.com shows 95.1 percent of online voters are very angry about western media's distorted reports. Some believe these reports embody anti-China ideology, while some believe what they report serve the interests of their own countries.

This is not the first time western media twisted the facts and labeled the Chinese government as a devil. Last year when similar violence erupted in Lhasa on March 14, western media's unobjective and irresponsible coverage provoked Chinese people's resentment.

Fang Ning, a researcher from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said in an interview with the Global Times, "...Western media's distortion in news reporting reflects their resistance against China's rise and rejuvenation. The best way to confront them is to develop ourselves. The day when China becomes strong, this discrimination will phase out."