“I think the viewers should be able to understand that, in the national interest, for the perception of the country, this was an extremely important and serious matter,” Chen Qigang, the ceremony's chief music director, said in an interview with a Beijing radio station.compared with:
“But we also believe strongly in ensuring strong and visionary leadership for the people’s university. I cannot stress enough the importance of Memorial University to the educational, social and economic future of Newfoundland and Labrador. Just as the Board of Regents has an obligation and a duty to find the appropriate candidate, so does the government as mandated by the Memorial University Act. We take this obligation seriously."
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During a scrum on the search for a new MUN president last week, Danny Williams told reporters that the province puts $300 million into MUN and that he's asked past presidents "to get more involved with government to promote the interests of the province."Apparently, coupled with marketing considerations, the national interest can justify fakery and a bunch of other things too.
The Chinese just have more practice at rationalising these things in fewer words.
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