Brady writes that Chinese foreign propaganda officials took cues from the Blair government 's spin doctoring during the mad cow disease crisis of 2000 – 2001 , and the Bush government 's use of the U.S. media after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 . According to her , the Blair model allows for a certain amount of negative coverage to be shown during a crisis , which is believed to help release some of the " social tension " surrounding it . She believes information managers in China used this approach during coal mining disasters of 2005
terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001
September 11 attacks
History of propaganda