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BLINDSPOT REPORT
Wednesday 14 October, 2026

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Each story includes a coverage bar. When one side has little coverage, that's a blindspot.

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Media map

Left

  • SupChina
  • HKFP
  • ChinaFile
  • Southern Weekly
  • The Diplomat - China

Center

  • SCMP
  • Sixth Tone
  • Caixin Global
  • China News Service
  • Yicai Global
  • Shine (Shanghai Daily)

Right

  • Global Times
  • China Daily
  • People's Daily
  • CCTV

Left blindspots

Divergent framing 4 verified sources

EV charging volume on Chinese highways rises 60%

EV charging volume on China's highways reached a new high during the National Day holiday. This 60% increase was driven by the surge in travel during the week of festivities.

Context: The National Day holiday marks the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. This one-week period followed the Mid-Autumn Festival, which occurred on September 25.
Coverage by leaning
Center 50%
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SCMP Sixth Tone China Daily CCTV
🔎 Por qué importa: While centrist media focus on the record EV charging volume, right-leaning media report the specific 60.4% percentage increase and the general enjoyment of the population during the holiday.
Same story, different headlines

National Day travel surge drives China’s highway EV charging volume up 60% to new high

Increase in EV charging volume in China during National Day.

Center SCMP “National Day travel surge drives China’s highway EV charging volume up 60% to new high”
Right China Daily “Highway charging volume up 60.4% year-on-year on the first day of National Day holiday - China Daily”

🔍 Analysis: SCMP uses a travel trend and charging volume approach to explain the phenomenon. China Daily specifies that the 60.4% growth occurred specifically on the first day of the holiday. While the former speaks of a 'new high,' the latter focuses on the year-on-year comparison for the first day.

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Main topics: Tourism and electric vehicles in China, film and propaganda, Taiwan defense, technology and AI, Nvidia server trade

The right didn't cover:
The left didn't cover: The right did not cover the delivery of F-16V fighters to Taiwan or the Nvidia server smuggling scheme to China.