"Certainly, the Chinese media has been very interested in the conflict in Libya ... The media, being afraid or unwilling to confront the real problems behind the unrest, has decided to put its head in the sand by just reporting straight news. If it reports in much depth on how the Gaddafi regime has been in power for a significant amount of time, and how this has led to corruption within the family and prompted public discontent, then people might make a mental connection with the situation in China..." (Quoted from article)