From April 1 through April 7, 2008, the State Xinhua News Agency posted 516 articles pertaining to the United States on its website www.xinhuanet.com.cn. 243 of them were negative, 187 were neutral, and 86 were positive. Negative reports covered topics such as U.S. troops in Iraq, economic recession and unemployment, CNN and U.S. media’s reporting on Tibet, U.S. presidential candidates, the "China Threat" theory, and arms sales to Taiwan. Examples of positive articles were Chinese obtaining permanent residency status, U.S. research on re-growing teeth, and an increase of U.S. investment in China. The total number of articles posted on xinhuanet.com.cn during these 7 days was 5,314.
Source: Chinascope
