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130:'s regular press conference on 27 March 2008 when he was asked to comment on the website. One journalist put forward a question whether the Chinese government had financed or supported the Anti-CNN website. Qin Gang's response was that "It is the irresponsible and unethical reports that infuriated our people to voice voluntarily their condemnation and criticism."
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Chinese authorities, not the rioters, were the cause of the injuries and killings. According to Rao Jin, CNN and BBC only reported selectively, and grossly misrepresented the incident.
45:'s national unity. The site states its purpose as "collect, classify, and exhibit the misbehavior of Western media". According to the website, the former name "Anti-CNN" did not exclusively indicate its objection to the American company
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