China Is Using Foreigners In Their Disinformation Drive
Kerry Allen & Sophie Williams, BBC News: The foreigners in China’s disinformation drive
Foreign video bloggers denouncing what they say is negative coverage of China on highly controversial subjects such as Xinjiang are attracting large numbers of subscribers on platforms like YouTube.
In recent years, the "vloggers" have been increasingly presenting themselves as China-lovers, spreading Communist Party disinformation.
YouTube labels Chinese state media like broadcaster CGTN as government-funded. But there is little policing when it comes to individuals promoting similar narratives.
Some vloggers are suspected of co-operating with state-owned outlets to spread China's rhetoric to the world.
But it's far from clear what really motivates them, or how effective this strategy is.
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WNU Editor: I call these people useful idiots. But it is not only foreigners that China's media is using in their disinformation/propaganda efforts. They also have their supporters and apologists in other governments.
Take the case in Canada, where the majority leader in our senate has made it a habit to denounce all those who are critical of China .... Invoking residential schools, B.C. senator says Canada should be careful about criticizing China (CBC). For more information on what is happening in Canada, check out the video below.
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