#NetizensVoice
Credit of Wen Wei Po
Pro-Beijing newspaper Wen Wei Po is found to be spreading rumours about the origins of COVID-19. From a screen capture of an article that has been taken down, Wen Wei Po claimed that SARS-CoV-2, the strain of coronavirus that caused COVID-19, was brought into Wuhan through the US military. In fact, most people within China, as well as people who are pro-Beijing and pro-establishment in Hong Kong, are all indoctrinated with the idea that the virus is intentionally spread by the US.
Why would Wen Wei Po take down the article if it’s trustworthy?
Can we trust other articles that Wen Wei Po publishes, especially those labeled as “truth”?
Carrie Lam has given an exclusive interview for Wen Wei Po just recently. It is hard to imagine that Wen Wei Po is more than just the CCP’s propaganda machine.
Source: LIHKG
https://lihkg.com/thread/2025275/page/1
#ChinesePropaganda #VirusOrigin #US #Coronavirus #WenWeiPo
Credit of Wen Wei Po
Pro-Beijing newspaper Wen Wei Po is found to be spreading rumours about the origins of COVID-19. From a screen capture of an article that has been taken down, Wen Wei Po claimed that SARS-CoV-2, the strain of coronavirus that caused COVID-19, was brought into Wuhan through the US military. In fact, most people within China, as well as people who are pro-Beijing and pro-establishment in Hong Kong, are all indoctrinated with the idea that the virus is intentionally spread by the US.
Why would Wen Wei Po take down the article if it’s trustworthy?
Can we trust other articles that Wen Wei Po publishes, especially those labeled as “truth”?
Carrie Lam has given an exclusive interview for Wen Wei Po just recently. It is hard to imagine that Wen Wei Po is more than just the CCP’s propaganda machine.
Source: LIHKG
https://lihkg.com/thread/2025275/page/1
#ChinesePropaganda #VirusOrigin #US #Coronavirus #WenWeiPo
#Newspaper
Behind China’s Twitter Campaign, a Murky Supporting Chorus
//Swarms of accounts are amplifying Beijing’s brash new messaging as the country tries to shape the global narrative about the coronavirus and much else.
//No doubt some of these accounts are run by patriotic, tech-savvy Chinese people who get around their government’s ban on Twitter and other Western platforms. But an analysis by The New York Times found that many of the accounts behaved with a single-mindedness that could suggest a coordinated campaign of the type that nation states have carried out on Twitter in the past.
//Of the roughly 4,600 accounts that reposted China’s leading envoys and state-run news outlets during a recent week, many acted suspiciously, The Times found. One in six tweeted with extremely high frequency despite having few followers, as if they were being used as loudspeakers, not as sharing platforms.
//Nearly one in seven tweeted almost nothing of their own, instead filling their feeds with reposts of the official Chinese accounts and others.
//In all, one third of the accounts had been created in the last three months, as the war of words with the Trump administration heated up. One in seven had zero followers.
//It is far from clear that the Chinese government is behind the swarms of accounts helping to spread its gospel on Twitter.
//Twitter last year suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it called a Chinese state-backed operation aimed at discrediting Hong Kong’s protesters
//The Times’s findings add to other recent evidence suggesting that Twitter is being manipulated to amplify pro-Beijing messages. Next Dim, a data firm in Israel, discovered two mundane-looking tweets praising China’s coronavirus response that were liked and reposted hundreds of thousands of times in March, possibly with the help of strategically placed influencer accounts.
//The U.S. State Department found inauthentic-seeming accounts that in April cited a Cambridge University study to raise doubts that the coronavirus originated in China. The most active of these accounts referred to the study in scores of tweets, even though the study’s lead author dismissed that interpretation of its findings.
//The State Department has denounced China’s efforts to burnish its image and drown out criticism during the pandemic, comparing them to Russia’s disinformation campaigns. Both countries are using a range of tools to “shape and tilt any given information environment in their favor,”
//Beijing’s Twitter brigade includes Hua Chunying, the head of the foreign ministry’s information department. Since joining the platform in October, Ms. Hua has attracted more than half a million followers with her feisty put-downs of the United States.
//Public records show that Beijing is trying to expand its influence on the Western internet. China’s internet regulator has sought out contractors to help it “make use of overseas social media platforms to develop online propaganda on major themes,”
Full Article: NTY, (08-Jun)
Further reading:
How China Unleashed Twitter Trolls to Discredit Hong Kong’s Protesters
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/18/world/asia/hk-twitter.html
#Twitter #ChinesePropaganda #Coronavirus #VirusOrigin #US
Behind China’s Twitter Campaign, a Murky Supporting Chorus
//Swarms of accounts are amplifying Beijing’s brash new messaging as the country tries to shape the global narrative about the coronavirus and much else.
//No doubt some of these accounts are run by patriotic, tech-savvy Chinese people who get around their government’s ban on Twitter and other Western platforms. But an analysis by The New York Times found that many of the accounts behaved with a single-mindedness that could suggest a coordinated campaign of the type that nation states have carried out on Twitter in the past.
//Of the roughly 4,600 accounts that reposted China’s leading envoys and state-run news outlets during a recent week, many acted suspiciously, The Times found. One in six tweeted with extremely high frequency despite having few followers, as if they were being used as loudspeakers, not as sharing platforms.
//Nearly one in seven tweeted almost nothing of their own, instead filling their feeds with reposts of the official Chinese accounts and others.
//In all, one third of the accounts had been created in the last three months, as the war of words with the Trump administration heated up. One in seven had zero followers.
//It is far from clear that the Chinese government is behind the swarms of accounts helping to spread its gospel on Twitter.
//Twitter last year suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it called a Chinese state-backed operation aimed at discrediting Hong Kong’s protesters
//The Times’s findings add to other recent evidence suggesting that Twitter is being manipulated to amplify pro-Beijing messages. Next Dim, a data firm in Israel, discovered two mundane-looking tweets praising China’s coronavirus response that were liked and reposted hundreds of thousands of times in March, possibly with the help of strategically placed influencer accounts.
//The U.S. State Department found inauthentic-seeming accounts that in April cited a Cambridge University study to raise doubts that the coronavirus originated in China. The most active of these accounts referred to the study in scores of tweets, even though the study’s lead author dismissed that interpretation of its findings.
//The State Department has denounced China’s efforts to burnish its image and drown out criticism during the pandemic, comparing them to Russia’s disinformation campaigns. Both countries are using a range of tools to “shape and tilt any given information environment in their favor,”
//Beijing’s Twitter brigade includes Hua Chunying, the head of the foreign ministry’s information department. Since joining the platform in October, Ms. Hua has attracted more than half a million followers with her feisty put-downs of the United States.
//Public records show that Beijing is trying to expand its influence on the Western internet. China’s internet regulator has sought out contractors to help it “make use of overseas social media platforms to develop online propaganda on major themes,”
Full Article: NTY, (08-Jun)
Further reading:
How China Unleashed Twitter Trolls to Discredit Hong Kong’s Protesters
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/18/world/asia/hk-twitter.html
#Twitter #ChinesePropaganda #Coronavirus #VirusOrigin #US
NY Times
Behind China’s Twitter Campaign, a Murky Supporting Chorus (Published 2020)
Swarms of accounts are amplifying Beijing’s brash new messaging as the country tries to shape the global narrative about the coronavirus and much else.
#Newspaper
China's state council's white paper propagandises anti-epidemic "achievements" without acknowledging whistleblower Dr Li Wenliang
(7 Jun)Today, China's State Council Information Office released a white paper entitled "Fighting COVID-19: China in Action", which declared China a "victim nation" of COVID-19 that deserved fair treatment and was "not to be blamed". It expressed firm opposition against the stigmatization and politicization of the pandemic. The white paper claimed that when the pandemic began, China "provided clear and explicit information to the international community". However, it blatantly omitted the fact that Chinese provincial officials prevented hospitals from reporting cases of the virus. It also neglected to mention ophthalmologist Dr Li Wenliang being exposed to the epidemic and reprimanded by Wuhan authorities. This is an obvious cover-up of the situation's reality.
The white paper consists of 35,000 words and is divided into four sections [with the following titles]: "China's Fight against the Epidemic: A Test of Fire", "Well-Coordinated Prevention, Control and Treatment", "Assembling a Powerful Force to Beat the Virus" and "Building a Global Community of Health for All."
//Xu Lin, deputy minister of the Central Propaganda Department, responded to external criticism during the press conference for the [white paper's] announcement. He said that the Chinese media's reports on the epidemic were impartial and based on facts; accusations of false propaganda were inaccurate and totally ill-founded. Xu criticized the foreign politicians and media that politicised the pandemic and sensationalised theories of its "Chinese origin" and "China's cover-up", among others, without any scientific backing.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Chinas-state-councils-white-paper-propagandises-anti-epidemic-achievements-without-acknowledging-whistleblower-Dr-Li-Wenliang-06-21
Source: Apple Daily
#LiWenliang #WHO #Coronavirus #VirusOrigin #WhitePaper #Epidemic #ChinesePropaganda
China's state council's white paper propagandises anti-epidemic "achievements" without acknowledging whistleblower Dr Li Wenliang
(7 Jun)Today, China's State Council Information Office released a white paper entitled "Fighting COVID-19: China in Action", which declared China a "victim nation" of COVID-19 that deserved fair treatment and was "not to be blamed". It expressed firm opposition against the stigmatization and politicization of the pandemic. The white paper claimed that when the pandemic began, China "provided clear and explicit information to the international community". However, it blatantly omitted the fact that Chinese provincial officials prevented hospitals from reporting cases of the virus. It also neglected to mention ophthalmologist Dr Li Wenliang being exposed to the epidemic and reprimanded by Wuhan authorities. This is an obvious cover-up of the situation's reality.
The white paper consists of 35,000 words and is divided into four sections [with the following titles]: "China's Fight against the Epidemic: A Test of Fire", "Well-Coordinated Prevention, Control and Treatment", "Assembling a Powerful Force to Beat the Virus" and "Building a Global Community of Health for All."
//Xu Lin, deputy minister of the Central Propaganda Department, responded to external criticism during the press conference for the [white paper's] announcement. He said that the Chinese media's reports on the epidemic were impartial and based on facts; accusations of false propaganda were inaccurate and totally ill-founded. Xu criticized the foreign politicians and media that politicised the pandemic and sensationalised theories of its "Chinese origin" and "China's cover-up", among others, without any scientific backing.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Chinas-state-councils-white-paper-propagandises-anti-epidemic-achievements-without-acknowledging-whistleblower-Dr-Li-Wenliang-06-21
Source: Apple Daily
#LiWenliang #WHO #Coronavirus #VirusOrigin #WhitePaper #Epidemic #ChinesePropaganda
Telegraph
China's state council's white paper propagandises anti-epidemic "achievements" without acknowledging whistleblower Dr Li Wenliang
(7 Jun)Today, China's State Council Information Office released a white paper entitled "Fighting COVID-19: China in Action", which declared China a "victim nation" of COVID-19 that deserved fair treatment and was "not to be blamed". It expressed firm opposition…
#Newspaper
State propaganda promotes "Xi's Art of War", Chinese state media endorses Xi Jinping as match to history’s greatest strategist
(12 Apr) Leading up to April, as the pandemic was devastating the world, Chinese state media heavily touted the article, "Xi Jinping's 'Epidemic' Art of War - Know yourself, know your enemy, come unscathed through a hundred battles", lauding Xi for "leading Wuhan's war on the epidemic as 'commander-in-chief'". It not only declared "complete victory" over the epidemic but also portray Xi as on par with the author of the art of war*. Sun Tzu's Art of War existed in ancient history, Xi's Epidemic Art of War exists today. Some netizens commented, "(We need to teach) students how to discern against evil cultish tricks."
"From 'encountering war' to 'halting war', from 'highest priority' to 'the people's war', from 'high priority events' to 'complete victory'... the General Secretary personally commanded the people's war by observing the situation, strategizing, and making decisions. His many countermeasures and tactics were highly compatible with the principles of China's ancient School of the Military." The state media program "The People's Leader" launched a special series called "Xi Jinping's 'Epidemic' Art of War" to share the essence of its understanding with everyone.
Editor's Note:
* Hundred Schools of Thought were philosophies and schools that flourished from the 6th century to 221 B.C. in China. The School of the Military was among them, of which Sun Tzu was an influential leader.
Source: RFI
Further reading:
Beijing steps up coronavirus measures as dozens of cases emerge from a food market
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Beijing-steps-up-coronavirus-measures-as-dozens-of-cases-emerge-from-a-food-market
#Xi #ChinesePropaganda #Victory #Coronavirus #Epidemic #SubTzu #PersonalWorship #GodMaking
State propaganda promotes "Xi's Art of War", Chinese state media endorses Xi Jinping as match to history’s greatest strategist
(12 Apr) Leading up to April, as the pandemic was devastating the world, Chinese state media heavily touted the article, "Xi Jinping's 'Epidemic' Art of War - Know yourself, know your enemy, come unscathed through a hundred battles", lauding Xi for "leading Wuhan's war on the epidemic as 'commander-in-chief'". It not only declared "complete victory" over the epidemic but also portray Xi as on par with the author of the art of war*. Sun Tzu's Art of War existed in ancient history, Xi's Epidemic Art of War exists today. Some netizens commented, "(We need to teach) students how to discern against evil cultish tricks."
"From 'encountering war' to 'halting war', from 'highest priority' to 'the people's war', from 'high priority events' to 'complete victory'... the General Secretary personally commanded the people's war by observing the situation, strategizing, and making decisions. His many countermeasures and tactics were highly compatible with the principles of China's ancient School of the Military." The state media program "The People's Leader" launched a special series called "Xi Jinping's 'Epidemic' Art of War" to share the essence of its understanding with everyone.
Editor's Note:
* Hundred Schools of Thought were philosophies and schools that flourished from the 6th century to 221 B.C. in China. The School of the Military was among them, of which Sun Tzu was an influential leader.
Source: RFI
Further reading:
Beijing steps up coronavirus measures as dozens of cases emerge from a food market
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Beijing-steps-up-coronavirus-measures-as-dozens-of-cases-emerge-from-a-food-market
#Xi #ChinesePropaganda #Victory #Coronavirus #Epidemic #SubTzu #PersonalWorship #GodMaking
RFI
官方宣傳新提“習兵法” 央視推習近平與史上大兵法家齊名
中國官方央視重磅推出題為〈習近平戰‘疫’兵法 ──知己知彼 百戰不殆〉的文章，將習近平吹捧為“領導武漢新冠肺炎戰疫的‘總指揮’”，不僅稱抗……
#Newspaper
Chinese Propaganda Outlet Has Paid US Newspapers $19 Million For Advertising, Printing
//One of China’s main propaganda outlets has paid American newspapers nearly $19 million for advertising and printing expenses over the past four years, according to documents filed with the Justice Department.
//China Daily, an English-language newspaper controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, has paid more than $4.6 million to The Washington Post and nearly $6 million to The Wall Street Journal since November 2016, the records show.
//China Daily also paid for advertising in several other newspapers: The New York Times ($50,000), Foreign Policy ($240,000), The Des Moines Register ($34,600) and CQ-Roll Call ($76,000).
//It spent a total of $11,002,628 on advertising in U.S. newspapers, and another $265,822 on advertising with Twitter.
//Pro-democracy groups have long warned about the Chinese government’s attempts to push propaganda through American news outlets. Freedom House and the Hoover Institution have both drawn attention to China Daily’s paid inserts in reports on the Chinese government’s efforts to influence the media.
//China Daily and other Beijing-controlled propaganda mills have come under intense scrutiny amid the coronavirus pandemic. Chinese government officials have tried to divert blame for the spread of the virus to the United States and other Western nations. Many of the regime-controlled outlets, including China Daily, have echoed the communist leaders’ talking points.
Full article: Daily Caller, (08-Jun)
#ChinesePropaganda #US #Media #CCP
Chinese Propaganda Outlet Has Paid US Newspapers $19 Million For Advertising, Printing
//One of China’s main propaganda outlets has paid American newspapers nearly $19 million for advertising and printing expenses over the past four years, according to documents filed with the Justice Department.
//China Daily, an English-language newspaper controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, has paid more than $4.6 million to The Washington Post and nearly $6 million to The Wall Street Journal since November 2016, the records show.
//China Daily also paid for advertising in several other newspapers: The New York Times ($50,000), Foreign Policy ($240,000), The Des Moines Register ($34,600) and CQ-Roll Call ($76,000).
//It spent a total of $11,002,628 on advertising in U.S. newspapers, and another $265,822 on advertising with Twitter.
//Pro-democracy groups have long warned about the Chinese government’s attempts to push propaganda through American news outlets. Freedom House and the Hoover Institution have both drawn attention to China Daily’s paid inserts in reports on the Chinese government’s efforts to influence the media.
//China Daily and other Beijing-controlled propaganda mills have come under intense scrutiny amid the coronavirus pandemic. Chinese government officials have tried to divert blame for the spread of the virus to the United States and other Western nations. Many of the regime-controlled outlets, including China Daily, have echoed the communist leaders’ talking points.
Full article: Daily Caller, (08-Jun)
#ChinesePropaganda #US #Media #CCP
The Daily Caller
WaPo, NYT Aiding China’s Global Propaganda Efforts, Watchdog Warns
America's leading newspapers are aiding China's communist regime by running the oppressive regime's propaganda, respected watchdog organization Freedom House warns in a new report.
#SCMP #Fake #Opinion
Alibaba-owned South China Morning Post Published Opinion Articles by Fake Persona
According to a United States media, a fake persona under the name of "Lin Nguyen" claimed to be an analyst had sent opinion articles to several media outlets around the world. One article titled "For Hong Kong protesters, the right thing to do for the city now is stay at home" was published by South China Morning Post, which had been acquired by Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma. After the incident was exposed, South China Morning Post withdrew 5 articles as such.
Source: CNews
#ChinesePropaganda
Alibaba-owned South China Morning Post Published Opinion Articles by Fake Persona
According to a United States media, a fake persona under the name of "Lin Nguyen" claimed to be an analyst had sent opinion articles to several media outlets around the world. One article titled "For Hong Kong protesters, the right thing to do for the city now is stay at home" was published by South China Morning Post, which had been acquired by Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma. After the incident was exposed, South China Morning Post withdrew 5 articles as such.
Source: CNews
#ChinesePropaganda
#Newspaper
TikTok ban: Donald Trump to BAN Chinese social media app TikTok in the USA - reports
//Chinese-made social media giant along with almost 60 similar apps, TikTok also may be banned in the US as President Donald Trump cracks down further on China's influence amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged.
//Mr Pompeo said the ban is a response to fears the Chinese app may be used by the Beijing government to deliver propaganda and to spy on users.
//Pompeo revealed that he and Trump are taking reports of Beijing surveillance and propaganda through TikTok and other apps incredibly seriously.
//“We have worked on this very issue for a long time, whether its the problem of having Huawei technology in your infrastructure -- we've gone all over the world and we are making real progress getting that out -- we had declared ZTE a danger to American national security.
//He went on to warn American users of Chinese apps that they need to be careful, as they risk putting their private information "in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party”.
//TikTok reported an astonishing 37.2 million American users in 2019, with user growth predicted to surge year on year by 21.9 percent.
//In June, it was reported by Forbes that the app was caught spying on millions of iPhone users again by Apple, after previously being caught in April.
//"many complaints from various sources" about apps that were "stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorised manner".
//Some TikTok users have complained about data harvesting, spying, and censorship abuses.
Full Article: Express, (09-Jul)
Further reading:
‘Anything TikTok knows, assume China knows’: Experts urge Canadians to be wary of app
https://globalnews.ca/news/7151982/tiktok-privacy-ban-u-s-canada/
TikTok Caught Red-handed Spying on Millions of Users Secretly
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23011
#US #Tiktok #ChinesePropaganda #spy #risk #App
TikTok ban: Donald Trump to BAN Chinese social media app TikTok in the USA - reports
//Chinese-made social media giant along with almost 60 similar apps, TikTok also may be banned in the US as President Donald Trump cracks down further on China's influence amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged.
//Mr Pompeo said the ban is a response to fears the Chinese app may be used by the Beijing government to deliver propaganda and to spy on users.
//Pompeo revealed that he and Trump are taking reports of Beijing surveillance and propaganda through TikTok and other apps incredibly seriously.
//“We have worked on this very issue for a long time, whether its the problem of having Huawei technology in your infrastructure -- we've gone all over the world and we are making real progress getting that out -- we had declared ZTE a danger to American national security.
//He went on to warn American users of Chinese apps that they need to be careful, as they risk putting their private information "in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party”.
//TikTok reported an astonishing 37.2 million American users in 2019, with user growth predicted to surge year on year by 21.9 percent.
//In June, it was reported by Forbes that the app was caught spying on millions of iPhone users again by Apple, after previously being caught in April.
//"many complaints from various sources" about apps that were "stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorised manner".
//Some TikTok users have complained about data harvesting, spying, and censorship abuses.
Full Article: Express, (09-Jul)
Further reading:
‘Anything TikTok knows, assume China knows’: Experts urge Canadians to be wary of app
https://globalnews.ca/news/7151982/tiktok-privacy-ban-u-s-canada/
TikTok Caught Red-handed Spying on Millions of Users Secretly
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23011
#US #Tiktok #ChinesePropaganda #spy #risk #App
Express.co.uk
TikTok ban: Donald Trump to BAN Chinese social media app TikTok in the USA - reports
CHINESE social media app TikTok may be banned in the US as President Donald Trump cracks down further on China's influence amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, it has emerged.
#Academia #University #CCP #ChinesePropaganda #ConfuciusInstitute
Universities in Germany Closing Confucius Institutes to Avoid Exposure to CCP Propaganda
Source: Apple Daily #Jul27
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Universities in Germany Closing Confucius Institutes to Avoid Exposure to CCP Propaganda
Source: Apple Daily #Jul27
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#Academia #University #CCP #ChinesePropaganda #ConfuciusInstitute
Universities in Germany Closing Confucius Institutes to Avoid Exposure to CCP Propaganda
Universities in Hamburg and other locations in Germany are closing their Confucius Institutes to avoid propaganda from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from spreading in their campuses. The German parliament also has plans on discussing the much-disputed issue of Confucius Institutes in the coming session. However, most of the universities operating Confucius Institutes are still sitting on the fence.
German national daily newspaper Die Welt has reported that the University of Hamburg has decided to terminate their collaboration with Confucius Institute by the end of this year to minimise the risk of “political influence and information leakage”.
University of Hamburg is not the first university to shut down its Confucius Institute in Germany. In 2016, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf terminated its agreement with the Office of Chinese Language Council International, which was responsible for the operation of Confucius Institute, over worries that the political doctrine of the CCP would influence the school. Also worried about manipulation from the CCP, University of Bonn is now re-evaluating the presence of Confucius Institutes on its campus.
19 Confucius Institutes are currently operating in Germany. In recent years, more voices from the political and academic sectors have expressed their suspicion over Confucius Institutes working as CCP’s propaganda machine under the façade of promoting Chinese culture and language. In a reply to an inquiry last year from parliament members, the German government has pointed out that the Office of Chinese Language Council International operates under the Publicity Department of the CCP.
Source: Apple Daily #Jul27
#Academia #University #CCP #ChinesePropaganda #ConfuciusInstitute
Universities in Germany Closing Confucius Institutes to Avoid Exposure to CCP Propaganda
Universities in Hamburg and other locations in Germany are closing their Confucius Institutes to avoid propaganda from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from spreading in their campuses. The German parliament also has plans on discussing the much-disputed issue of Confucius Institutes in the coming session. However, most of the universities operating Confucius Institutes are still sitting on the fence.
German national daily newspaper Die Welt has reported that the University of Hamburg has decided to terminate their collaboration with Confucius Institute by the end of this year to minimise the risk of “political influence and information leakage”.
University of Hamburg is not the first university to shut down its Confucius Institute in Germany. In 2016, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf terminated its agreement with the Office of Chinese Language Council International, which was responsible for the operation of Confucius Institute, over worries that the political doctrine of the CCP would influence the school. Also worried about manipulation from the CCP, University of Bonn is now re-evaluating the presence of Confucius Institutes on its campus.
19 Confucius Institutes are currently operating in Germany. In recent years, more voices from the political and academic sectors have expressed their suspicion over Confucius Institutes working as CCP’s propaganda machine under the façade of promoting Chinese culture and language. In a reply to an inquiry last year from parliament members, the German government has pointed out that the Office of Chinese Language Council International operates under the Publicity Department of the CCP.
Source: Apple Daily #Jul27
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#OpinionArticle #FungChiChing
Thanks to our Motherland
(3 Aug) From ancient China's Four Great Inventions to the Four Great New Inventions in modern times, from combating financial "predators" to building a mobile cabin hospital in the Asia Expo for Hong Kong, perhaps free-ride is actually the greatest invention in China. If the U.S. is angered by China's theft of intellectual property rights again, perhaps Hongkongers should say "First Time?".
#IfItWasntForChina
-- Voluntary Post: clarification on behalf of others --
In the past few days, I have seen the following photos in many group chats. Many have expressed their gratitude to the Chinese National Team for the establishment of the mobile cabin hospital in Hong Kong.
However, I would like to clarify on behalf of my friends who are involved in this project that this temporary hospital at the Asia Expo was "built by the staff of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA), with their own efforts".
The National Team came to do the testing and assisted with the subsequent modifications, but was not involved in the "establishment" of the temporary hospital. They were probably not in Hong Kong during the establishment.
I know there are many things that the HA has not done as well as expected, and many of my friends have also said that there is much room for improvement in this temporary hospital. But where they have done well, we should encourage them, and we should not pass the successes and mistakes of their efforts to others.
#SupportOurFriendsWhoHaveWorkedHardBehindTheScenes
#PleaseShareToLetMorePeopleKnow
Source: Facebook
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#MobileCabinHospital #Freerider #ChinesePropaganda #ChinaNationalTeam #HA
#OpinionArticle #FungChiChing
Thanks to our Motherland
(3 Aug) From ancient China's Four Great Inventions to the Four Great New Inventions in modern times, from combating financial "predators" to building a mobile cabin hospital in the Asia Expo for Hong Kong, perhaps free-ride is actually the greatest invention in China. If the U.S. is angered by China's theft of intellectual property rights again, perhaps Hongkongers should say "First Time?".
#IfItWasntForChina
-- Voluntary Post: clarification on behalf of others --
In the past few days, I have seen the following photos in many group chats. Many have expressed their gratitude to the Chinese National Team for the establishment of the mobile cabin hospital in Hong Kong.
However, I would like to clarify on behalf of my friends who are involved in this project that this temporary hospital at the Asia Expo was "built by the staff of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA), with their own efforts".
The National Team came to do the testing and assisted with the subsequent modifications, but was not involved in the "establishment" of the temporary hospital. They were probably not in Hong Kong during the establishment.
I know there are many things that the HA has not done as well as expected, and many of my friends have also said that there is much room for improvement in this temporary hospital. But where they have done well, we should encourage them, and we should not pass the successes and mistakes of their efforts to others.
#SupportOurFriendsWhoHaveWorkedHardBehindTheScenes
#PleaseShareToLetMorePeopleKnow
Source: Facebook
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#MobileCabinHospital #Freerider #ChinesePropaganda #ChinaNationalTeam #HA
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【感謝祖國】由中國四大發明到新四大發明，由 #幫香港打大鱷 到幫香港亞博建方艙，可能Free-ride才是中國最偉大發明。如果美方再為中國偷竊智識產權而氣憤，或者港應該答 "First Time ?" #要不是中國出手 ---《自願帖：代人澄清》--- 這幾天在很多群組，都看到下面的照片。很多朋友馬上說，感謝國家隊支持香港建立「方艙醫院」，甚為高興。...
#Newspaper
Beijing softened rhetoric after being attacked repeatedly by the US but critics believes it is only stopgap
(10 Aug) As the U.S. and China confrontation continues to escalate and expand its scope, China urgently adjusts its strategy - abandoning wolf warrier diplomacy and adopting a more flexible policy. The Chinese media and major propaganda channels have been ordered to change anti-U.S. propaganda slogans to advocate cooperation to achieve a win-win relationship. Many people in the media industry believe that this is only an expedient measure of the Communist Party of China (CCP), and the nature of the CCP has not changed.
//prohibit verbal abuse and attacks on the United States... so as not to trigger a greater backlash... defuse the aggressive offensive from the Trump administration.
//Without this idiot, it is impossible to be in this situation
//the sudden change of Hua's words could not be her personal will but the direction from the government.
//this is a consistent practice of the Communist Party".
//CCP's sudden change of tone was only towards the US. CCP currently adopted an even more aggressive approach to the United Kingdom and European countries.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Beijing-softened-rhetoric-after-being-attacked-repeatedly-by-the-US-but-critics-believes-it-is-only-stopgap-08-21
Source: Radio Free Asia
Transited by: Hong Kong Echo
#China #US #Relationship #Xi #CCP #expedientmeasure #Diplomacy #ChinesePropaganda
Beijing softened rhetoric after being attacked repeatedly by the US but critics believes it is only stopgap
(10 Aug) As the U.S. and China confrontation continues to escalate and expand its scope, China urgently adjusts its strategy - abandoning wolf warrier diplomacy and adopting a more flexible policy. The Chinese media and major propaganda channels have been ordered to change anti-U.S. propaganda slogans to advocate cooperation to achieve a win-win relationship. Many people in the media industry believe that this is only an expedient measure of the Communist Party of China (CCP), and the nature of the CCP has not changed.
//prohibit verbal abuse and attacks on the United States... so as not to trigger a greater backlash... defuse the aggressive offensive from the Trump administration.
//Without this idiot, it is impossible to be in this situation
//the sudden change of Hua's words could not be her personal will but the direction from the government.
//this is a consistent practice of the Communist Party".
//CCP's sudden change of tone was only towards the US. CCP currently adopted an even more aggressive approach to the United Kingdom and European countries.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Beijing-softened-rhetoric-after-being-attacked-repeatedly-by-the-US-but-critics-believes-it-is-only-stopgap-08-21
Source: Radio Free Asia
Transited by: Hong Kong Echo
#China #US #Relationship #Xi #CCP #expedientmeasure #Diplomacy #ChinesePropaganda
Telegraph
Beijing softened rhetoric after being attacked repeatedly by the US but critics believes it is only stopgap
#Newspaper (10 Aug) As the U.S. and China confrontation continues to escalate and expand its scope, China urgently adjusts its strategy - abandoning wolf warrier diplomacy and adopting a more flexible policy. The Chinese media and major propaganda channels…
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“Fake news” - China News Agency Xinhua deliberately reported disinformation of protest in Minsk
(16 Aug) China official state-run News Agency, Xinhua, reported a mass rally held in Minsk, Capital of Belarus, supporting government on 16 August. Around 70 thousand people gathered in Independence Square, Minsk. Pro-government camp organised the protest showing their support to the government, Alexander Lukashenko, and prosperity and peace of the country. Mr Lukashenko said on the scene no vote-rigging in the election of the president and not instigating people for violence. He continued that army of Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been already garrisoned at the border of Belarus and the country will be turmoil if re-election of the president.
The presidential election of Belarus held on 9 August with five candidates including the incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko. The Central Election Commission finalised the result on 14 August and announced Mr Lukshenko won with 80.1% votes.
Editor’s Note: News in many western media such as the Guardians, BBC, CNN, etc., reported that tens of thousands gathered in Minsk for the biggest protest in Belarus history against the government.
Source: The Guardian, Xinhau News
Summary by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
Beijing softened rhetoric after being attacked repeatedly by the US but critics believes it is only stopgap
https://telegra.ph/Beijing-softened-rhetoric-after-being-attacked-repeatedly-by-the-US-but-critics-believes-it-is-only-stopgap-08-21
Thanks to our motherland
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23993
#Belarua #Protest #Minsk #FakeNews #Xinhua #ChinesePropaganda
“Fake news” - China News Agency Xinhua deliberately reported disinformation of protest in Minsk
(16 Aug) China official state-run News Agency, Xinhua, reported a mass rally held in Minsk, Capital of Belarus, supporting government on 16 August. Around 70 thousand people gathered in Independence Square, Minsk. Pro-government camp organised the protest showing their support to the government, Alexander Lukashenko, and prosperity and peace of the country. Mr Lukashenko said on the scene no vote-rigging in the election of the president and not instigating people for violence. He continued that army of Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has been already garrisoned at the border of Belarus and the country will be turmoil if re-election of the president.
The presidential election of Belarus held on 9 August with five candidates including the incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko. The Central Election Commission finalised the result on 14 August and announced Mr Lukshenko won with 80.1% votes.
Editor’s Note: News in many western media such as the Guardians, BBC, CNN, etc., reported that tens of thousands gathered in Minsk for the biggest protest in Belarus history against the government.
Source: The Guardian, Xinhau News
Summary by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
Beijing softened rhetoric after being attacked repeatedly by the US but critics believes it is only stopgap
https://telegra.ph/Beijing-softened-rhetoric-after-being-attacked-repeatedly-by-the-US-but-critics-believes-it-is-only-stopgap-08-21
Thanks to our motherland
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23993
#Belarua #Protest #Minsk #FakeNews #Xinhua #ChinesePropaganda
the Guardian
Tens of thousands gather in Minsk for biggest protest in Belarus history
Alexander Lukashenko claims Vladimir Putin has offered him ‘comprehensive help’
#Newspaper #OpinionArticle
How to crack down Hong Kong judiciary
(6 Sep) The claim “No separation of powers in Hong Kong” by Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Secretary of Education Bureau Yeung Yun-hung has caused much controversy. Yesterday, Pro-Beijing newspapers, Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po, started propaganda with 4 pages tp create a trend of public opinion. They have criticised Hong Kong Court obstructing Hong Kong government carrying out its functions, and alleged opposition was against Beijing and downplayed Beijing’s power by hyping separation of powers which never existed before. The pro-Beijing newspapers also interviewed Henry Litton, a permanent judge of Court of Final Appeal, who wrote an article to criticise court and judges lately, and used him to point put that there was “no separation of powers” on Hong Kong. A senior Counsel and commentator stated that the reason why pro-Beijing camp was cracking down the judiciary of Hong Kong was to eliminate or limit all possibilities of judicial review, so that the power of hegemonic government would no longer be limited. It is the path for Beijing to take over Hong Kong entirely.
Source: Apple Daily
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
Education Bureau has a presentation mentioned “Separation of Powers” in 2011
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24880
#1984InHongKong #RuleOfLaw #ChinesePropaganda
How to crack down Hong Kong judiciary
(6 Sep) The claim “No separation of powers in Hong Kong” by Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Secretary of Education Bureau Yeung Yun-hung has caused much controversy. Yesterday, Pro-Beijing newspapers, Ta Kung Pao and Wen Wei Po, started propaganda with 4 pages tp create a trend of public opinion. They have criticised Hong Kong Court obstructing Hong Kong government carrying out its functions, and alleged opposition was against Beijing and downplayed Beijing’s power by hyping separation of powers which never existed before. The pro-Beijing newspapers also interviewed Henry Litton, a permanent judge of Court of Final Appeal, who wrote an article to criticise court and judges lately, and used him to point put that there was “no separation of powers” on Hong Kong. A senior Counsel and commentator stated that the reason why pro-Beijing camp was cracking down the judiciary of Hong Kong was to eliminate or limit all possibilities of judicial review, so that the power of hegemonic government would no longer be limited. It is the path for Beijing to take over Hong Kong entirely.
Source: Apple Daily
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
Education Bureau has a presentation mentioned “Separation of Powers” in 2011
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24880
#1984InHongKong #RuleOfLaw #ChinesePropaganda
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Education Bureau has a presentation mentioned “Separation of Powers” in 2011
Editor’s notes: When their reporter rechecked the website at 12:30 pm on 1 Sep, it showed “404 Page Not Found.” Readers can search relevant content about Patrick Chan’s…
Education Bureau has a presentation mentioned “Separation of Powers” in 2011
Editor’s notes: When their reporter rechecked the website at 12:30 pm on 1 Sep, it showed “404 Page Not Found.” Readers can search relevant content about Patrick Chan’s…
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China’s view on Czech the Republic
Editor’s note: Below is an article published by official Sina Military account on Weibo about Czechoslovakia, likely a “return” to Crzech’s visit to Taiwan.
(2 Sep) The Munich Agreement was signed on 30 Sep 1938 by Germany, UK, France, and Italy to permit the annexation of the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia into Germany in order to avoid war. At that time, Czechoslovakia had in fact a very well-developed military industry but it had chosen to let other countries decide its destiny. This shows the stupidity and plight of small countries in international politics when they attach themselves to superpowers.
#sinamilitaryvideo
#warmemory
#wangyiwarnsczechyouhavecrosstheline
Source: Weibo
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#Czech #CCP #ChinesePropaganda
China’s view on Czech the Republic
Editor’s note: Below is an article published by official Sina Military account on Weibo about Czechoslovakia, likely a “return” to Crzech’s visit to Taiwan.
(2 Sep) The Munich Agreement was signed on 30 Sep 1938 by Germany, UK, France, and Italy to permit the annexation of the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia into Germany in order to avoid war. At that time, Czechoslovakia had in fact a very well-developed military industry but it had chosen to let other countries decide its destiny. This shows the stupidity and plight of small countries in international politics when they attach themselves to superpowers.
#sinamilitaryvideo
#warmemory
#wangyiwarnsczechyouhavecrosstheline
Source: Weibo
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#Czech #CCP #ChinesePropaganda
#Newspaper
China “supports” Hong Kong’s universal community testing, by sending mainland personnel onboard
1 August 2020, Wenweipo (a CCP mouthpiece in Hong Kong) reported that the Central Government, upon Hong Kong Government’s request, would send National Health Commission (NHC) and Guangdong Province Wuhan Pneumonia testing personnel to Hong Kong to help the universal community testing for the city’s 7.5 million residents. The Central Government claimed that the testing would be totally free for Hongkongers as China would absorb all the cost. Moreover, it would build another bigger Mobile Cabin Hospital at the AsiaWorld Expo to help Hong Kong fighting against the Wuhan virus.
Mingpao (a Hong Kong newspaper) later reported that, on 4 September, Patrick NIP Tak-kuen, Secretary for Civil Services CLARIFIED that the testing cost would be borne by the Central Government whereas other costs would be taken by Hong Kong Government, including the establishment of sampling centre, medical personnel’s remuneration, logistics and other supplies. However, “the actual amount of those costs would not be disclosed to the Hong Kong people as the amount would be higher after completing the testing”. When being asked, NIP responded to a question of why government implemented a policy without budgeting and financial projection, by saying the testing needed to be executed within a short period of time with multiple costs and it was difficult to disclose such amount to the public at the moment.
Editor’s Notes: By playing with words, this is CCP’s another round of faking to Hongkongers, bearing less than half costs instead of “all the costs” it propagandized; Hong Kong Government official is selecting information to be disclosed, based on his / her own preference but not public interest or consideration.
Source: Webweipo, Mingpao
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#ChinesePropaganda #Free #universalcommunitytesting
China “supports” Hong Kong’s universal community testing, by sending mainland personnel onboard
1 August 2020, Wenweipo (a CCP mouthpiece in Hong Kong) reported that the Central Government, upon Hong Kong Government’s request, would send National Health Commission (NHC) and Guangdong Province Wuhan Pneumonia testing personnel to Hong Kong to help the universal community testing for the city’s 7.5 million residents. The Central Government claimed that the testing would be totally free for Hongkongers as China would absorb all the cost. Moreover, it would build another bigger Mobile Cabin Hospital at the AsiaWorld Expo to help Hong Kong fighting against the Wuhan virus.
Mingpao (a Hong Kong newspaper) later reported that, on 4 September, Patrick NIP Tak-kuen, Secretary for Civil Services CLARIFIED that the testing cost would be borne by the Central Government whereas other costs would be taken by Hong Kong Government, including the establishment of sampling centre, medical personnel’s remuneration, logistics and other supplies. However, “the actual amount of those costs would not be disclosed to the Hong Kong people as the amount would be higher after completing the testing”. When being asked, NIP responded to a question of why government implemented a policy without budgeting and financial projection, by saying the testing needed to be executed within a short period of time with multiple costs and it was difficult to disclose such amount to the public at the moment.
Editor’s Notes: By playing with words, this is CCP’s another round of faking to Hongkongers, bearing less than half costs instead of “all the costs” it propagandized; Hong Kong Government official is selecting information to be disclosed, based on his / her own preference but not public interest or consideration.
Source: Webweipo, Mingpao
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#ChinesePropaganda #Free #universalcommunitytesting
#CCP #ChinesePropaganda
Man Visited by PRC Official in Mediatized 'Home Visit' Turns Out to Be Pro-Beijing "National Flag- Bearer"
Source: Stand News #Oct2
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Man Visited by PRC Official in Mediatized 'Home Visit' Turns Out to Be Pro-Beijing "National Flag- Bearer"
Source: Stand News #Oct2
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Man Visited by PRC Official in Mediatized 'Home Visit' Turns Out to Be Pro-Beijing "National Flag- Bearer"
In a published statement from the Hong Kong Liaison Office on October 1st, 2020, it was mentioned that director Luo Huining visited grassroots in Hong Kong. One of the citizens interviewed was found to be a pro-China supporter who has been interviewed by multiple pro-beijing media. The man is called Xu Tianmin.
Xu, who has been living in Hong Kong for 7 years, was interviewed by China's Beijing Times during the flag-raising ceremony on New Year's Day. According to China-owned Wen Wei Po, Xu has been contacting members in the “Love China, Love Hong Kong” page, and became the China national flag-bearer. Xu also cleaned up pro-democracy Lennon walls and barricades from time to time.
A photo of Xu tearing off pro-democracy posters in a tunnel at Tai Po was shown in the article. Xu also indicated that he had so far spent more than 100k HKD for cleaning up pro-democracy slogans and posters on the streets until the pandemic broke out. In his bag, he had always carried a can of spray paint and a Chinese national flag.
Source: Stand News #Oct3
#LuoHuining #NationalFlag
Man Visited by PRC Official in Mediatized 'Home Visit' Turns Out to Be Pro-Beijing "National Flag- Bearer"
In a published statement from the Hong Kong Liaison Office on October 1st, 2020, it was mentioned that director Luo Huining visited grassroots in Hong Kong. One of the citizens interviewed was found to be a pro-China supporter who has been interviewed by multiple pro-beijing media. The man is called Xu Tianmin.
Xu, who has been living in Hong Kong for 7 years, was interviewed by China's Beijing Times during the flag-raising ceremony on New Year's Day. According to China-owned Wen Wei Po, Xu has been contacting members in the “Love China, Love Hong Kong” page, and became the China national flag-bearer. Xu also cleaned up pro-democracy Lennon walls and barricades from time to time.
A photo of Xu tearing off pro-democracy posters in a tunnel at Tai Po was shown in the article. Xu also indicated that he had so far spent more than 100k HKD for cleaning up pro-democracy slogans and posters on the streets until the pandemic broke out. In his bag, he had always carried a can of spray paint and a Chinese national flag.
Source: Stand News #Oct3
#LuoHuining #NationalFlag
Twitter Bans Trump but Condones China's Propaganda, Netizens Say
Twitter announced on Friday (January 8) that it has permanently blocked Donald Trump's personal account (@realDonaldTrump) with the concerns of the risks of further incitement to violence. The practice has aroused heated debate among netizens, many of whom say that banning speech is a common tactic used by the Chinese Communist Party, criticizing Silicon Valley for turning into the Chinese Communist Party. Twitter has not seen any major action even when Chinese official media and Foreign Ministry spokesperson use the platform to make propaganda or even send out fake news.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying posted a short video about COVID-19 on her Twitter account (@SpokespersonCHN) on Friday (January 8), saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words. Fighting #COVID19, a memory that will not be forgotten.” The video was viewed more than 7,000 times in just two hours, with more than 300 people giving Like and more than 50 comments. Most of the comments praised China for its greatness, happiness for its people and rejuvenation for its nation. Some even thanked China for "leading the world" in the fight against the virus. But Twitter does not put on the fact-check tag in the feed.
Another Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, became notorious last May when his Twitter account (@zlj517) cited a report from the official media Global Times that the U.S. military brought the COVID-19 into China. Twitter added a fact-check tag to it without deleting the post or the Global Times report. In last December, Zhao further antagonized China-Australia relation by uploading a fake picture of an Australian soldier. But his Twitter account is still up and running.
Source: Apple Daily #Jan09
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20210109/Q573KZC75VGWHK5HM46WDQW5VU/
#Twitter #TwitterCensorship #PoliticalCensorshipinUS #USPresident #DonaldTrump #ChinesePropaganda #CCPPropaganda #ChineseForeignMinistry #HuaChunying #ZhaoLijian #COVID19 #GlobalTimes
Twitter announced on Friday (January 8) that it has permanently blocked Donald Trump's personal account (@realDonaldTrump) with the concerns of the risks of further incitement to violence. The practice has aroused heated debate among netizens, many of whom say that banning speech is a common tactic used by the Chinese Communist Party, criticizing Silicon Valley for turning into the Chinese Communist Party. Twitter has not seen any major action even when Chinese official media and Foreign Ministry spokesperson use the platform to make propaganda or even send out fake news.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying posted a short video about COVID-19 on her Twitter account (@SpokespersonCHN) on Friday (January 8), saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words. Fighting #COVID19, a memory that will not be forgotten.” The video was viewed more than 7,000 times in just two hours, with more than 300 people giving Like and more than 50 comments. Most of the comments praised China for its greatness, happiness for its people and rejuvenation for its nation. Some even thanked China for "leading the world" in the fight against the virus. But Twitter does not put on the fact-check tag in the feed.
Another Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, became notorious last May when his Twitter account (@zlj517) cited a report from the official media Global Times that the U.S. military brought the COVID-19 into China. Twitter added a fact-check tag to it without deleting the post or the Global Times report. In last December, Zhao further antagonized China-Australia relation by uploading a fake picture of an Australian soldier. But his Twitter account is still up and running.
Source: Apple Daily #Jan09
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20210109/Q573KZC75VGWHK5HM46WDQW5VU/
#Twitter #TwitterCensorship #PoliticalCensorshipinUS #USPresident #DonaldTrump #ChinesePropaganda #CCPPropaganda #ChineseForeignMinistry #HuaChunying #ZhaoLijian #COVID19 #GlobalTimes