State-manufactured reality slips in China, to reveal ugly truths :

Xia's journalism lecture included other examples of Xinhua's work, notably coverage of ethnic rioting in the far west of China last summer that left nearly 200 people dead.

Xia explained how Xinhua concealed the true horror of the unrest for fear that it would set off violence beyond Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region. Rioters burned bus passengers alive, he told the class, raped women and decapitated children.

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British PM's Violence As Seen By Hundreds Of Millions Of Chinese

Chinese TV has almost eliminated the need for actual video camera footage of a big news story. In this case, they provide dramatic video where none exists of the alleged violent behaviour of British prime minister Gordon Brown (wait for the action at 0:36) :