© ReutersChinese propaganda is often more subtle than this
China has unleashed a massive multi-pronged propaganda effort across the US, using a combination of money and influence to sway key policy and opinion-makers, says a new Congress-backed report.
Completed at the behest of US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, the 39-page
report focuses on United Front, an umbrella organization for Beijing's soft power, which lead author says has dramatically expanded under the rule of Xi Jinping.
"United Front work serves to promote Beijing's preferred global narrative, pressure individuals living in free and open societies to self-censor and avoid discussing issues unfavorable to the Chinese Communist Party, and harass or undermine groups critical of Beijing's policies," states the report.
Comment: China, much like the US, doesn't have the best track record for its treatment of
whistleblowers, however, where the US seeks to 'influence' world affairs through
subversion, waging perpetual illegal wars and
smear campaigns against its
competitors, China opts for
infrastructure projects and mutually beneficial deals with the emerging
multipolar world. So as with most reports coming out of
congress, this is just another propaganda piece that reeks of pathological projection:
Comment: China, much like the US, doesn't have the best track record for its treatment of whistleblowers, however, where the US seeks to 'influence' world affairs through subversion, waging perpetual illegal wars and smear campaigns against its competitors, China opts for infrastructure projects and mutually beneficial deals with the emerging multipolar world. So as with most reports coming out of congress, this is just another propaganda piece that reeks of pathological projection: