Fallows reports:
Never underestimate the ability of the Chinese media to steer attention toward — or away from — stories both domestic and foreign. Over the past six weeks, as H1N1/swine flu has been waning as a front-line concern in most countries, it has been end-of-days news inside China. And right now — Monday evening, June 22, China time — when Iran's fate is dominant news in much of the world, it's a second- or third-tier item in the official Chinese media.
The Dish 