Wen Jiabao with a loudhailer

Posted by Jeremy Goldkorn, May 14, 2008 7:13 AM

CCTV segment showing Wen Jiabao with a loudhailer encouraging victims of the earthquake in Sichuan (Chinese only).

Tags for this entry:

There are currently 6 Comments for Wen Jiabao with a loudhailer.

<< Earthquake Survival 101 | Join the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games News Reporting Team >>

Comments on Wen Jiabao with a loudhailer

Hate to say it, but it reminds me of the george bush image with a loudhailer saying "we hear you, and those who knocked these buildings down will hear you too".

Posted by: THM | May 14, 2008 1:26 PM

He did the best he could.

His voice reminds me my grandpa.

Posted by: Xi | May 14, 2008 1:40 PM

regardless of the politics, I always find wen to be dripping with sincerity. got to like the guy

Posted by: mike | May 14, 2008 2:41 PM

@THM - not a very fitting comparison.

Posted by: FOARP | May 14, 2008 3:02 PM

@ FOARP: It is in the sense that smacks of being another empty photo op. That said, I also agree with Mike about Wen's sincerity. He is one of the few political leaders that I actually like.

Posted by: THM | May 14, 2008 9:36 PM

The Economist said during the snow storm earlier this year that the last time a Chinese PM spoke to a crowd with a megaphone was in 1989 on Tiananmen Sq., when ex-PM Zhao Ziyang was accompanied by Mr. Wen.
The megaphone will perhaps be the defining element for Mr. Wen.

Posted by: sw | May 16, 2008 2:54 AM