Swordsmyth
11-30-2017, 04:59 PM
“The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission said that Beijing has rapidly expanded its overseas media presence to promote a positive view of the rising Asian nation and the ruling Communist Party, even as it has tightened its control over media and online content at home and increased restrictions on foreign journalists in China” (South China Morning Post (http://m.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2120141/us-congress-urged-make-chinese-state-media-register?amp=1), November 30, 2017)
Will China’s State media be categorized as a “Foreign Agent”?
According to AP, quoting (http://m.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2120141/us-congress-urged-make-chinese-state-media-register?amp=1)“Congressional advisers:
All staff of Chinese state-run media outlets in the United States should be required to register with the government as foreign agents as they may be supporting Chinese intelligence gathering and “information warfare””
According to Sputnik (http://m.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2120141/us-congress-urged-make-chinese-state-media-register?amp=1), the measure is largely directed against China’s Xinhua news agency, which is accused by US Congressional commission report of gathering intelligence “on behalf of Chinese leadership”.
According to the USCC report “Xinhua serves some of the functions of an intelligence agency by gathering information and producing classified reports for the Chinese leadership on both domestic and international events,”
More at: https://www.globalresearch.ca/towards-china-gate-chinese-state-media-to-register-in-america-as-foreign-agents-us-congressional-report/5620837
Will China’s State media be categorized as a “Foreign Agent”?
According to AP, quoting (http://m.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2120141/us-congress-urged-make-chinese-state-media-register?amp=1)“Congressional advisers:
All staff of Chinese state-run media outlets in the United States should be required to register with the government as foreign agents as they may be supporting Chinese intelligence gathering and “information warfare””
According to Sputnik (http://m.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2120141/us-congress-urged-make-chinese-state-media-register?amp=1), the measure is largely directed against China’s Xinhua news agency, which is accused by US Congressional commission report of gathering intelligence “on behalf of Chinese leadership”.
According to the USCC report “Xinhua serves some of the functions of an intelligence agency by gathering information and producing classified reports for the Chinese leadership on both domestic and international events,”
More at: https://www.globalresearch.ca/towards-china-gate-chinese-state-media-to-register-in-america-as-foreign-agents-us-congressional-report/5620837