Again, the "access" thing. I agree that the way Chinese government dealt with this PR crisis did not deserve much applause, and already called for the criticism from both domestic and abroad. However, "having no access" is totally a different matter from "wrongly reporting". Some media could have claimed that they lacked of the access from the very beginning, rather than waited much later when they were criticized for "making up the image" to justify itself.

So far, I haven't seen any reports from CNN or BBC to show how they "cut" the picture or wrongly labeled "Nepalese police" with "Chinese police". Every piece of the "biased report" adds a "What Chinese think is...". China has always been a card to play in any political election. Just take a look at the political situation for Hillary Clinton, Brown Gordon, or Nicolas Sarkozy, it's a very natural move for them to have used it. Not to mention the US economy recession has caused worries within domestic and the shift of the attention onto China is just right on time. China does need a lot of improvement in all possible aspects, and needs the pressure or independent inspection on its social progress. 30 years is already a very short time for such economic development, not to mention the political reform. It took Europe 200 years to come to where it is now. However, western politicians have been using what it has right now to criticize other nations, to feel more righteous. This “benchmarking” mentality/judgmental attitude have already driven away the friendship with Africa—or was there any? Do western politicians really care about the other nations’ welfare? Could they really solve the problems back home by criticizing others?

What matters in China is that “It is changing”, not for the face of Chinese government, but for the benefits of its own people (just ask a Chinese in your neighborhood friendly). Chinese people appreciate how hard the government has been trying, and would also appreciate the other perspective (this is the major reason right now for Chinese companies to hire foreign professionals). "The bitter the medicine, the faster it cures" as Chinese believe. However, at this moment, ordinary Chinese haven't seen any sincerity from the outside media, but only seen themselves used as leverage to get what the western politicians want.

China has always been a country with a historical vision. Back in 1989, political integrity/stability was the top priority to open ways for economic reforms. Right now, as the economy develops further, the social reform is an inevitable trend and it is happening fast already, like the equal citizenship for migrant workers. I don’t know why some media just can’t link all these aspects together for a holly view, but rather stay in a very small corner. I don’t think China is that “powerful” to reverse the historical trend that there will be just more freedom, more integrity and more satisfaction in this country, all of which should be and will be built on a strong economy. But till then, I personally don’t think China will be pointing its fingers to other nations. Check on the 4000 years of history and you will find out, it has never been.

What prof.Teng talked about in this video was disappointing, but we have to admit that ignorance and distorted conception on both democracy and freedom exist in young generation. I personally have no idea why students care so much about "image", when the "image" we have set up cannot represent either a international recognition or a real internal situation.