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China 2.0: User Generated Propaganda (Hip hop-style)

The Olympic Torch controversy has inspired a web 2.0 take on national pride: User Generated hip hop propaganda in support of the Beijing Olympics. (There is also a subcategory of video arguments about Tibet, this one by an American anonymized by a Groucho Marx face painted over his face.)

They have been big on Chinese platforms, like Sina for some time, and are now moving onto YouTube.

Here is a Hip Hop-style propaganda and below it Powerpoint-style Propaganda.

Hat tip to Danwei.

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3 comments for “China 2.0: User Generated Propaganda (Hip hop-style)”

  1. All the videos have been removed by Youtube, any ideas on where to find them other places?

    Posted by Joe | April 22, 2008, 12:06 pm
  2. They are actually there if you click on the links in the post.

    Posted by thomascrampton | April 23, 2008, 6:30 pm
  3. […] ailleurs, Thomas Crampton, sur le blog de Loïc Le Meur et sur le sien, a également relevé un certain nombre de vidéos patriotiques chinoises diffusées sur Youtube. […]

    Posted by Propagande chinoise sur le web | Vicastel.net | April 29, 2008, 1:18 pm

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