The State Department in a first-of-its-kind report has laid out Beijing’s growing efforts to reshape the global narrative on China, while spending billions of dollars to do so.
LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke with Matthew Shoemaker, a military and national security commentator about the latest details after two American sailors were accused of sharing secrets with China. More LiveNOW from FOX streaming videois notorious, a place where ethnic Uyghurs face forced labor and arbitrary detention. But a group of visiting foreign journalists was left with a decidedly different impression.
Chinese President Xi Jinping waves to the crowd during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium on September 23, 2023 in Hangzhou, China. China over the weekend slammed the report, calling it "in itself disinformation as it misrepresents facts and truth." In social media, Beijing deploys armies of bots, trolls and coordinated campaigns to suppress critical content and boost pro-Beijing messages, the report said.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. On Ukraine, Beijing has cooperated with Moscow to amplify the Kremlin’s false claims, it said.
On the latest such trip to Xinjiang, the journalists praised Beijing's efforts in preserving the region's traditional culture, creating a harmonious and prosperous life for people of all ethnicities and religions, the party-run Global Times newspaper reported.
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