China: Chinese protest in London you never see on BBC

Bridge-blogging has taken on a whole new meaning now in China since armies of multilingual netizens started scouring the known media universe last month for inaccuracy or distortions in reports regarding China or, more specifically, Tibet.

Though there was no mention of the anti-China protests which took place in London today on Chinese state-owned media and very little to be seen on all incoming media, many people inside and out of China are quite capable in English, and it took about nine seconds for someone at anti-CNN.com to find reason to start yet another ‘anti-CNN’ thread: the large torch-welcoming protest held by London's Chinese community near 10 Downing Street wasn't covered today by the BBC.

From YouTube user cnsunshugmail:

Why on BBC's all day live coverage I only see tibet protests but never see supporting Beijing Olympic from Chinese students like this video? Is western medias really impartial like they claim them are? And do they still have the right to blame Chinese media censorship?

From anti-CNN.com thread ‘censored!! chinese protest in London you never see on BBC’:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8cuVFuwKbk

请大家支持这个视频。让更多人看到!!!!

有可能无法观看,请善用代理软件。

如果实在没法看,但是肯定可以打开网页。也请在点下Favorite和Rate 下的第五颗星星!!

This video has been taken on 6/04/08
(中文下面)Chinese students protest against western media bias and welcoming the Olympic torch arrival in London.

The location is near the number 10 downing street Whitehall, Westminster – London.

The BBC report shows the free Tibet groups nearby but near show the Chinese student's protest. SHAME ON YOU BBC.

2008年4月6日在伦敦唐宁街首相府附近拍摄的中国学生和爱国人士的爱国迎接奥运圣 火游行。 这次游行有来自全英国各地的同胞,远到苏格兰,曼城。在游行中大家自豪的高唱国歌 ,对过来挑衅的藏DU人士大声叱喝。 我在唱国歌的时候差点感动到流下眼泪,不得不哽咽的坚持唱下去。我们在海外的学子是多 么的团结!!!

我们的游行队伍大概和旁边的藏DU不相上下,但是BBC的新闻中完全没有报道我们。 让我对BBC 彻底失望。 希望在接下来的圣火传递中,我们的兄弟同胞能团结一致站起来,喊出我们中华民族的心声 !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8cuVFuwKbk

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This video has been taken on 6/04/08
(see Chinese text below)Chinese students protest against western media bias and welcoming the Olympic torch arrival in London.

The location is near the number 10 downing street Whitehall, Westminster – London.

The BBC report shows the free Tibet groups nearby but near show the Chinese student's protest. SHAME ON YOU BBC.

On April 6 Chinese students and patriots held a march near the Prime Minister's office on Downing St. to welcome the Olympic torch. Co-patriots came from all over England to march, from as far as Scotland and Manchester. During the march everybody sang the national anthem proudly and loudly, and was shouting loudly at the pro-Tibetan *****endence people who came to provoke. Singing the national anthem, I was almost moved to tears, and even though I was choking I had to keep on singing. See how united we overseas students are!!!

Our procession was about the same size as the pro-Tibetan *****endence one beside us, but BBC News didn't report on us at all. This leaves me so disappointed in the BBC. I hope that in the coming torch relays, our brother-compatriots can unite together and stand up, and shout with the voice of the Chinese people!

支持~~支持~~支持~~

Support….support….support…

看不到视频。。。。。。

I can't see the video……

From another anti-CNN.com thread:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8cuVFuwKbk 中国加油,中国人加油!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8cuVFuwKbk Go China, Go Chinese people!

可惜国内总是被屏蔽。。。

Unfortunately, it's always blocked on the mainland…

什么也看不到,这点就不太厚道了。。。

I can't see anything, this isn't very nice…

我看不到 谁有看到 ?很想 看 等待中~~

I can't see it. Can anyone see it? I really want to see it. I'm waiting…

it's does not matter. we have one heart, China. let them do what they want. at least they let us hug

it's does not matter. we have one heart, China. let them do what they want. at least they let us hug

屏蔽哪里有哦,我在重庆都看得到

What are you talking about it's blocked? I'm in Chongqing and I can see it.

很好,很强大,让世界听听中国真正的声音,让CNN死去吧,不实报道

Very good, very powerful, let the world hear China's real voice, and let CNN go die, with its untruthful reports

http://www.youtube.com/user/zhangyileo 在这里 可以 打开

http://www.youtube.com/user/zhangyileo Here, this works, it opens

大家留意一下,有可能是youtube屏蔽中国用户, 请专家考证一下

Everyone pay attention, it might be that YouTube is blocking Chinese users, let's get an expert to verify

看到3, 有血气的中国人! 在海外更知道中国的伟大!

I see it, what full-blooded Chinese! Let it be known overseas just how great China isOne all the more realizes how great China is when one is abroad!

不知道为什么,youtube 上有时能看,有时又不能. 不过他封j你一个帐号,再申请一个又上.总要让我们的声音被听见.持续地坚持住, 反对偏见!

I don't know why, sometimes I can get on YouTube, sometimes I can't. But if they block your account, just get a new one. We must make our voices heard. We must remain persistent, and oppose bias!

支持海外学子,B4 BBC!

I support overseas students, and despise BBC!

我也打不開, 用工具下也下不了 – -~ 爲什麽不直接用代碼貼視頻呢

I can't open it either, and I can't even download it with tools…why don't you just post the embed code?

总算看到了,不错,正气

I finally saw it, it's not bad, it has integrity.

有可能是youtube屏蔽中国用户

YouTube might be screening Chinese users

126 comments

  • jojo

    the chi-com heart is pure and strong!
    Long may it beat with Fire and noodles!

    Forward Strike Peasants!!

    the Tibet are rascals!!! (and all our Tibet belong to us. Historically fact!)

    Dalai Lama a blood dripping baby killing robot and NO ONE is CENSORING these commennts!

    ………………….aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

  • Charles Liu

    Did BBC mention a girl carrying the torch was attacked by a man twice her size?

    Or just the usual “protest because of China’s human rights record”? What about the little girl’s human rights?

  • George - Chinese in USA

    United we stand, One UNITED CHINA, under CHINA Laws, with Chinese dignity and justice for all!

    The tibet protest is less than one percent compared to Chinese population (home and abroad.) Chinese take up 1/5 of the world, and Chinese unrest/protest is the one that will shake the world!!!!!

  • Lashmi

    Lakshmi – usa
    Suggestion to COUNTER THE United States’ double standards revenge.
    China should adopt the U.S. Policy to treat terrorism! Here is how China should copy the double standards played by United States’ governments
    -United States stage torture camps around the world outside of the U.S. to torture Al-Quada and other terrorists
    -China should set up stage torture camps around the world except china to torture the Dalai Lama’s terrorists, and terrorists invoked by U.S., and most of European countries!!!
    – China’s news should cover and biased against the united states’ internal conflict such as minorities and terrorists trying to split up the states.
    – When it’s the U.S. olympic games, China and human rights activists should protest and point out all the human rights the United States has violated, such as setting up tortured camps around the world outside of U.S. to torture terrorists.

  • Le - Chinese in U.S.A

    In a way, thanks to CNN, BBC et al, this is a test of the Chinese patriotism and unity! We prove to win. Especially Chinese overseas have been suppressed by overseas countries to almost forget about our Chinese indentities. This 3/14 incident is just the beginning of Chinese self discovery of our pride Chinese ethnicity! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Bill - Chinese in U.S.A

    Revenge time!
    When it’s 2012 Olympics, a group of friends and families and I will travel Los Angeles (US) to London (Britain) to protest against the torch and I will shout for “Free Ireland”

    Then I will travel to Beijing to protest against the 2012 torch relay there.

    hahhaahahha, it will be fun!

  • Peter N-H

    >Did BBC mention a girl carrying the torch was attacked by a man twice her size?

    What actually happened, and what the BBC mentioned, can easily be found out by consulting the BBC’s site. There you will find a clip from the original live coverage of the attempt to take the torch from Huk, as well as another long clip of slow-motion close-up of the incident. This is accompanied by an interview with Huk about what happened and how she felt about it.

    In short there is no evidence of dishonesty by the BBC and every evidence of dishonesty and bias on behalf of critics such as the one above. Perhaps these clips are not accessible in China?

    In passing, Huk said, “My taking part in the procession doesn’t mean I condone China in any way,” and she goes on to sympathise with the man who tried to snatch the torch.

    But this is no doubt just further evidence of BBC bias.

  • Peter N-H

    >Did BBC mention a girl carrying the torch was attacked by a man twice her size?

    >Or just the usual “protest because of China’s human rights record”? What about the little girl’s human rights?

    Just exactly what the BBC mentioned can easily be discovered by anyone wanting to engage in honest debate (unless the relevant links are blocked in China, of course).

    The original live footage of an attempt to snatch the torch from a grown woman (who would be offended to hear herself described as a ‘little girl’) can still be seen on the BBC’s web site.

    The site also has extended slow-motion close-up coverage (also originally shown on television) of the snatch attempt, along with an interview with Ms. Huk about what happened and how it felt to have the torch nearly snatched from her.

    In short a full visual account and verbal account from a participant in the incident are available to those who care to look.

    Ms. Huk remarks, by the way, that carrying the torch doesn’t mean she condones China’s human rights record, and she expresses sympathy with the demonstrators and even with the man who tried to snatch the torch.

    But no doubt this is further evidence of BBC bias.

  • Therese

    Wow, you’r egoing to protest for Ireland? Such radicals!

    I’m ashamed to be considered Chinese when I read these comments from my fellow people.

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