Spaced Out
October 17, 2003
The Chinese government's penchant for secrecy is no secret. As the People's Republic counted down to the liftoff of its first manned space voyage this week, the government was eager to tout proof of China's technological advances but at the last minute officials decided not to broadcast the liftoff live. Now that the astronaut has landed safely, the country has been awash in exultant coverage. Brooke discusses the tension between secrecy and national pride in China with Orville Schell, Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley.
