“Silent Honor” is a popular Chinese television show, a drama based on real events.
It tells the story of three Communist spies in Taiwan in 1949, from Beijing’s point of view, and is carefully crafted, entertaining propaganda, with the aim of convincing Chinese society that Taiwan should be reunited with the mainland.
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong reports on what makes this show so compelling and a good example of how Beijing weaves propaganda into television and movies.
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