[studentrob]

> Can I ask you what your first language is?. I know thats personal, so don't answer if you don't want

Sure, it's English. I do not consider that to be private information

I also speak Chinese and you can use that too if you like.

> I appreciate your balanced tone despite the obvious frustration that I am venting and don't mind letting you know I am feeling.

No problem

> But is China’s strategy running according to plan? Recent trends in the national identity of the Taiwanese population might suggest otherwise

That's a great example of international propaganda failing to work in China's favor

> Advertising is not propoganda, but I will save that discussion for now.

Propaganda is a form of advertising.

[okc]

>> But is China’s strategy running according to plan? Recent trends in the national identity of the Taiwanese population might suggest otherwise

>That's a great example of international propaganda failing to work in China's favor

I'm still waiting for your definition of propaganda.

You've led me to believe that your interpretation is that every-time the journal article finds propaganda to have some influence then the journal article itself is taking part in propaganda and every time it doesn't find propaganda at work it is not.

Is that what you mean?

[studentrob]

Propaganda is as you've defined it

> You've led me to believe that your interpretation is that every-time the journal article finds propaganda to have some influence then the journal article itself is taking part in propaganda and every time it doesn't find propaganda at work it is not. Is that what you mean?

Yes that's almost it. I would rewrite to say either (1) "when an article espouses propaganda, it becomes part of the propaganda machine itself", or (2) "when an article touts propaganda, it has an underlying tinge of propaganda".