The Chairman has a “Cold”
By Denis Campbell • May 27th, 2008 • Category: Features
That was how Chinese Communist Party spokesmen began “briefings” indicating serious illness had befallen “Dear Leader” and prepared the people for either a coming demise or imminent exile. In either case, the “cold” was the beginning of the end in a country that filtered and placed a tight lid on news escaping, even if already [...]


