Joel Martinsen at Danwei writes:
In an opinion piece that appeared in yesterday’s Global Times, Ding Gang, a senior editor with the People’s Daily, wrote that China should take pride in what it is rather than worrying about foreign tourists catching glimpses of Beijing’s imperfections.
He Dong, who reposted the article on his blog, agrees with Ding, but fears that the government will be worried anyway. His comments are translated following Ding’s essay. [Full text]