The Turkish media do this too. Hurriet, Milliet, and Sabah online look like they are put together by overly excited 15 year old boys.

...and when you're not, you're not.

Good on China to do this...hope they keep doing it and other countries take note: make love not war! Do a hottie of the day/month per country!

Ironically I recall that a popular talent show in China was taken down allegedly for being immoral. Perhaps state media in China really has no sense of shame?

Photoshop much?

if the chinese propganda machine wants to lead the world in beautiful women they need to teach their photographers about the distortion a wide angle lens will render in its subject...

then again maybe she just has really, really, unnaturally and disproportionally wopping big feet

WuYi was not hot but she was very special.

She allowed China to demonstrate China's social progress in eroding sexism.

She has the spin value, implicitly

The USA displaying Asian Secretary of Energy Chu has the same value to demonstrate social progress in eroding racism in teh US. If Obama himself is not salient enough for the Chinese, Chu (and Locke) should be .

the emphasis on and appreciation for women's physical beauty is an integral part of Chinese (as well as East Asian) culture; it most likely has nothing to do with pornography or sex. I don't see anything contradictory between the government's political stance on Tibet or Xinjiang issues and the Chinese appreciation of the beautiful girls from those regions.

This writer doesn't seem to have deep understanding of Chinese culture and media.
If you actually look at the pictures of the women the People's Daily describe as "attractive", many of them are actually NOT very attractive in East Asian or Chinese standards. (I know that as I'm Chinese.) Nor do many of these pictures hint sexuality or even reveal much skin. So my point is, the People's Daily is not trying to praise pretty women for being pretty. Its message is, women can all be beautiful, regardless their physical feature and clothing. (Again, many women shown in People's Daily are NOT considered "hot" to most Chinese. Nor are they wearing the clothes that would normally turn men on.) For example, the pictures from "Attractive females at NPC, CPPCC sessions", "Beautiful service staff at the NPC and CPPCC sessions" are actually just very AVERAGE looking Chinese women that would not normally be praised for their appearance in media. The state media is calling them beautiful to express its message that even average women can be beautiful.

I see what you are saying. Since most people who are savvy in foreign policy and war have stated that this war can't be won by military means alone, but diplomacy and the political process are necessary to achieve the goals, we are still only taking the advice of the military as to how to go forward with the war and virtually ignoring the most important part, diplomacy. Meanwhile, the terrorists multiply and as soon as we draw down the troops, the terrorists and insurgents will come back...

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