China's plans to spread its "soft power" will take a great leap forward tomorrow with the start of English language news broadcasts on European supermarket screens (Jane Macartney writes). The secrecy of the project and the unwillingness of officials to give details of which supermarkets - or countries - will offer the broadcasts hint at the style that the state-run programmes will offer. The official Xinhua News Agency has been chosen to begin the broadcasts and will be making its first foray...
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