'Barbarians': Inside Chinese media coverage of Hong Kong

In China's state-run media, protests that have rocked Hong Kong for almost six months are the work of bloodthirsty "barbarians" or "terrorists" backed by foreign forces.Coverage of the unrest in China, where the Communist Party strictly controls the narrative of all issues it deems sensitive, is in stark contrast to that seen in the West.Western media trypically reports on protesters' demands for the right to free elections in Hong Kong, as well as an independent inquiry into what they see as ex