Comments by "Elizabeth Loveland" (@Shineon83) on "China‘s BIGGEST traditional communal home for more than 600 people - Fujian Hakka Tulou | EP8, S2" video.

…Well…kinda. She had to get permission from the CCP before going and the local CCP head from that village would have first visited the dwellings she would be allowed to film at, and spoke to the residents about “friendly interactions.”…… As a Chinese, the content producer is not allowed to film locally for an international audience (even YouTube) without CCP oversight; they are very paranoid over what the outside world sees of China….Only exception to this oversight are the vids shown on shows such as, “China Insights” or “China Observer”—but these are vids taken off the Chinese app, What’sApp—and were not made for outside consumption…
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….Uh….there’s a reason for that (you DO know that she must get all filming approved beforehand by the Nat’l CCP? And that local Communist leaders visit whichever places she intends to visit first—and ensure residents will show a “friendly face” of China to an international audience)? She wouldn’t dare film without permission as she could be arrested (only exception would be if it were to be posted only on What’sApp — the Chinese version of YouTube)
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@hhhahahhhahha It’s law in China (and carries severe penalties if violated). No filming for foreign usage, without CCP approval….You may very well be right : all of the ppl in the vid may have been just as nice without any prodding by local CCP….(but, we’ll never really know, will we)?
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@demi6431 YES, journalists DO “need approval” for any interview that will be seen by a “Western audience.” The CCP is very sensitive (insecure) about how their country is seen by the outside world….… Besides, WHY do you think the producer, herself. hasn’t refuted what I’ve said? I’ve made the point on several vids—and we know she reads the comments???
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….Pretty sure she had to get permission from Nat’l CCP before going there (and local CCP would have first visited the communal houses she would be allowed to film at to speak to the residents to request friendly cooperation — the ppl in the vid were very friendly—but also had the formal stiffness you have when you think there will be a big audience)….Just a hunch.
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…THE CASUAL CRUELTY TO ANIMALS IS JUST….SHOCKING …..
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@rongwu-sj9ws ….I have been to China six times. Both of my nieces were adopted from China ( and so I spent considerable time there—approx. 6 months )….I have two, close Chinese friends I lived with when I attended Yale University….I learned a lot about the “real” China from them…. For instance, all of the Mainlanders commenting here are either doing so illegally ( via VPN )….OR….you are paid trolls, whose job it is to make China look better on Western sites ( and are thus allowed access to them )….NONE of you are otherwise allowed to access YouTube — so, which is it? …. …Secondly, yes, any Chinese can “bike around the countryside and film” — under TWO conditions: 1) The filming must be either for personal use, or for Weibo (Chinese YouTube) ; and….2) Due to Xi’s new “security” laws, you must make CERTAIN there isn’t anything you’re filming that might be considered “sensitive” — or you can be dragged off for questioning…..A Chinese citizen ( for all of these reasons ) CANNOT “film in China” and download the content on YouTube. Two laws ( at least ) would be broken for doing so, and they WOULD face consequences…..I firmly believe that this lady is 100% sponsored by the CCP ( to spread “China NICE” stories ) — because this is how they operate.
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