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Also, their involvement in the show as regular participants helps to project an image of China as a society with an open, inclusive and cosmopolitan outlook. Third and perhaps most importantly, IYATO has gone some way towards correcting an image of the Chinese people and media as victims of totalizing censorship. In this sense, IYATO, even though it is not tasked with the mission of promoting a more attractive China, has nevertheless generated a narrative of contemporary Chinese society that is more convincing and appealing to a global audience.
In doing so, it has inadvertently become a soft power asset, even though the Chinese authorities may be reluctant to give it credit for doing so. So what do experts say about why we love, or love to hate, reality television? You are signed up. We think you'd also like.
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