Shanghai goes all-out with Expo propaganda FEATURE 02/24/2010

Shanghai goes all-out with Expo propaganda FEATURE 02/24/2010 SHANGHAI — Jackie Chan croons on giant screens floating on Shanghai’s river, Yao Ming beckons to shoppers from huge digital billboards on main thoroughfares and a waving blue mascot named Haibao is everywhere. On water and land, in homes and in schools, the propaganda machine in China’s largest city has unleashed an unprecedented campaign to promote Expo 2010, which starts on May 1 and aims to draw up to 100 million visitors. China is trumpeting the Expo as a bookend to the Olympics — twin showcases of the country’s growing global clout.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100224com6.html

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