Is a Chinese media giant "borrowing" content from little old us? – China News

www.chinatravel.net — Or is it just an imitator of that media giant, albeit a rather charmingly clumsy one? We're not sure what to think. Why would a major Chinese media outlet with a vast budget resort to naked borrowing-without-asking? It becomes even more curious when one realizes that said organization appears to possess a large staff of trained English-language content providers. Whether it's the national media giant we all love and respect or some cheeky upstart of a travel guide that has gone so far as to not only awkwardly cut & paste our copy to their site but also link to a major state-owned professional media site as if they were affiliated with it, it's undeniable that many of our original travel guides are now appearing cut and paste style on a site that features the media giant's logo.

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