Propaganda is propaganda. It does not surprise me and it is very obvious - even more obvious then the "USA SO HERO" and "WESTERN STUFF IS SO COOL" propaganda in movies.
The difference is there are plenty of US movies that can denounce their own government while Chinese movies can never take any criticism about themselves. I would take self-promotion over censorship any day.
The article was interesting but boy, did it take an unexpected turn at the end.
I may agree with the article and the life in Senegal, but I definitely DON'T with the conclusion.
"Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that a few decades later, liberals would be pushing the lie that Western civilization is no better than a third-world country. Or would teach two generations of our kids that loving your own culture and wanting to preserve it are racism."
at the beginning clue you in?
The author certainly doesn't try very hard to be subtle.