During the two weeks examined, China identified just one case of the H1N1 flu within the country\u2019s vast borders, but the examination of one of the country\u2019s major newspapers suggested a remarkable level of alarm nonetheless.<\/p>\n\n
Coverage in the People\u2019s Daily, which is published in Beijing, was substantial. The paper, owned by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and considered the outlet of record for government policy and politics, offered nine front-page stories\u2014more than France and even Spain (which had 93 cases during the time studied.) <\/p>\n\n
In addition, the coverage was largely framed around one area\u2014official actions and statements by the Chinese government.\u00a0 A series of reports focused on what the government was doing to protect the country from the spread of the virus and urged citizens to be vigilant by outlining how they could contribute to minimizing the spread of the flu.<\/p>\n\n
On April 29 and May 1, the People\u2019s Daily reported that Chinese President Hu Jintao had sent Mexico a conciliatory message and was sending humanitarian aid to Mexico by way of masks, gloves, isolation coats and other necessary emergency materials.\u00a0 An article that appeared in the paper\u2019s Saturday edition (not coded by PEJ) reported that the first batch of humanitarian aid had arrived in Mexico and that President Calder\u00f3n himself came to the airport to accept the materials. It also added that the President thanked the Chinese government for its support. <\/p>\n\n
What was noticeably absent from this paper\u2019s coverage (except for a brief mention inside a different article) was action the government took soon after the outbreak became public\u2014quarantining Mexican and other North American citizens and banning American pork products. <\/p>\n\n
It was these controversial actions\u2014not the humanitarian aid\u2014that circulated in press coverage of other countries.<\/p>\n\n
A May 5 New York Times article, for example, reported,\u00a0 \u201cOn Saturday, Chinese authorities began confining dozens of seemingly healthy Mexicans to hotels and hospitals, even escorting some from their hotels in the middle of the night for testing, Mexican consular officials said Monday.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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