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About 10pc of Beijing residents work for propaganda services
One in 10 Beijingers could be working for the city government's publicity and propaganda services, city media reported yesterday.
At a conference on Thursday attended by propaganda department heads in the city, Beijing vice-mayor and propaganda chief Lu Wei asked every propaganda worker in the city - around 60,000 directly employed by the government's propaganda offices and two million others off the official payroll - to promote "positive attitudes" on the internet, The Beijing News reported.
He told propaganda workers to "read microblogs, open microblogs, post microblogs and study microblogs". An official from the Beijing Information Office confirmed the existence of two million extra propaganda workers, but said some worked for enterprises engaged in propaganda.
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1131287/about-10pc-beijing-residents-work-propaganda-services