In a new report, the U.S. State Department has laid out efforts by Beijing, costing billions of dollars, to reshape the global narrative on China.
On a tour in late September sponsored by the Chinese government, the 22 journalists from 17 countries visited bazaars and chatted with residents over dates and watermelon slices. They later told state media that they were impressed with the bustling economy, described the region as “full of cultural, religious and ethnic diversity,” and denounced what they said were lies by Western media.
But U.S. government officials say Beijing is advancing its agenda through coercion and lies. In one case outlined by the report, the Chinese government created a fake commentator named Yi Fan, whose pro-Beijing writings have appeared in publications in Asia, Africa and Latin America.A national security law in Hong Kong has allowed authorities to prosecute those who live overseas but criticize Beijing’s policy in the territory, according to the report.
Meanwhile, Beijing has banned independent reporting in Xinjiang by Western journalists, and it has sought to silence criticism from Uyghurs overseas by threatening to
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