[charles m]

I didn’t know the conservative Economist was propaganda. The Economist has always sided with caution and away from exaggeration.

[1rudeboy]

I wouldn’t go as far as to call the Economist “conservative,” in the American sense. But it certainly doesn’t “hide the ball,” as the above poster appears to suggest.

[spanalot]

“I didn’t know the conservative Economist was propaganda”

Conservative? Have you honestly ever read the Economist? It is the leading US bashing rags out there.

[steelboy]

“didn’t know the conservative Economist was propaganda. The Economist has always sided with caution and away from exaggeration.”

What do you expect? People here do want to read bad news about China.