The US State Department Terminates 5 US-China Exchange Programmes, with 1 Involving Hong Kong
The US Secretary of State Pompeo announced on Saturday (5th) the termination of five US-China exchange programmes in a statement. It describes that the relevant plan is concealed by “cultural exchange”, which actually is a political propaganda tool to show off the soft power of China. Among the five terminated plans, one of them involves Hong Kong, which is the Hong Kong Educational and Cultural Programme.
The other four terminated plans are Policymakers Educational China Trip Programme, US-China Friendship Programme, the US-China Leadership Exchange Programme, and US-China Transpacific Exchange Programme.
Pompeo points out in a statement that these exchange activities are conducted in accordance to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act in the US, which allows the US government employees to use the subsidy from foreign government for travel. He criticises that when other exchange programmes are mutually beneficial, the five programmes in question are fully funded and operated by the (Chinese) government as soft power propaganda tools, with a well-designed itinerary. Participants can only contact the CCP officials, which Chinese citizen is not enjoying the freedom of speech and assembly.
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Source: Stand News #Dec05
https://bit.ly/3h9LtPr
The US Secretary of State Pompeo announced on Saturday (5th) the termination of five US-China exchange programmes in a statement. It describes that the relevant plan is concealed by “cultural exchange”, which actually is a political propaganda tool to show off the soft power of China. Among the five terminated plans, one of them involves Hong Kong, which is the Hong Kong Educational and Cultural Programme.
The other four terminated plans are Policymakers Educational China Trip Programme, US-China Friendship Programme, the US-China Leadership Exchange Programme, and US-China Transpacific Exchange Programme.
Pompeo points out in a statement that these exchange activities are conducted in accordance to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act in the US, which allows the US government employees to use the subsidy from foreign government for travel. He criticises that when other exchange programmes are mutually beneficial, the five programmes in question are fully funded and operated by the (Chinese) government as soft power propaganda tools, with a well-designed itinerary. Participants can only contact the CCP officials, which Chinese citizen is not enjoying the freedom of speech and assembly.
#US #China #Pompeo #ExchangeProgramTermination #Propaganda
Source: Stand News #Dec05
https://bit.ly/3h9LtPr