In its pursuit to manipulate global news, and perception and control the spread of anti-China news, China has been organizing several global campaigns against international media. This allegation was made based on a report organized by an American watchdog.
Indonesia and Malaysia from south east Asia were super vulnerable to the Chinese campaign in 2019 while the Philippines was more resilient according to a report from freedom house, a non-profit headquartered in Washington.
“The Chinese government, under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, is accelerating a massive campaign to influence media outlets and news consumers around the world. While some aspects of this effort use the tools of traditional public diplomacy, many others are covert, coercive, and potentially corrupt,” the report said in giving an overview of Beijing’s media influence push across the globe.
As part of the campaign, Chinese diplomats and state media outlets have “openly promoted falsehoods or misleading content,” the report said.
