WATCH: State media asks foreigners if they feel safe in China
And what whaddya know both Xinjiang and the US come up
It appears that the theme of this week for China’s state media is public safety with multiple government-run publications taking to the street to ask foreigners if they feel safe in China — though with a contrast in styles.
First we have a pretty straightforward China Daily video where tourists and international students give China glowing reviews in terms of safety.
“In my experience, Beijing is a very safe city. Much more so than compared to countries in the West that I’ve lived in,” says one international student.
Next, a similar, brief shoot from CGTN with foreigners praising China for both its number of people and cameras:
“People here really respect women… Before I came to China, I looked for numbers about women, crime, and things and it said that Beijing was a really nice place to come because there was none or almost zero,” one woman said.
And finally a video from the Shanghai office of the Global Times that has been posted to Chinese-language social media, which puts the nationalistic tabloid’s own special spin on the issue.
“I’ve been to Xinjiang, some people consider that this place is not safe, but I wouldn’t say so. I find it as safe as anywhere else,” says one Russian woman.
“I was in Xinjiang Urumqi yesterday. Many police checks all over,” echoes Swedish man in praise.
“As far as I know there’s no gun violence in China. If you compare it to America that’s a different story,” says a guy in a NASA jacket.
“In America when you see the police, you feel scared. But in China, it’s not like that,” agrees an Indian guy.
“Before coming to China I was in Japan for two years, so I had an idea of China that was a bit biased. Especially in the West, the media are not doing the proper coverage of China,” the guy’s companion agrees.
