「盛於峰的不同之處在於,網民們對他的喜愛看起來像是真心的、自發的,但是,共產黨和解放軍的宣傳機器在地震發生以來的一年之中一直在加班加點的工作,以保證讓人民群眾知道,他們應該感謝誰。(Nevertheless, the party and PLA propaganda machines have been working overtime in the year since the earthquake to ensure the masses know who they should be thankful to.)
報導最後還說,在北川的地面上,現實並不是那麼輝煌。在地震剛剛發生的最關鍵的頭幾天,在真正需要救援的地方,很明顯的,並未見到解放軍的身影。(On the ground in Beichuan the reality was not so glorious. Soldiers were conspicuously absent from genuine rescue work in the early days that mattered.)