Beijing slams US for being world’s biggest source and spreader of disinformation

Shenzhen TV: At the third summit for democracy held in Seoul on March 18, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly said that the US State Department released a report last year detailing how the Chinese Government has invested billions of dollars to spread propaganda and twist the global information environment. He also mentioned that China has purchased media companies in Africa and Southeast Asia which then run heavily pro-PRC news. What’s your comment? Lin Jian: China strongly deplores and firmly opposes Secretary Blinken’s remarks. We have made solemn representations to the US side. “Democracy versus authoritarianism” hyped up at the so-called “summit for democracy” is a false narrative. The claim that China is spreading disinformation itself is disinformation. The US is the world’s biggest source and spreader of disinformation. The world sees this clearly. China’s economy maintains a good momentum toward stable growth, but the US keeps hyping up “China collapse” and “peak China”. The Belt and Road Initiative brings benefits to people of many countries, but the US keeps hyping up the so-called “debt trap.” The true stories on China told by foreigners were described by the US as “China manipulation of public opinion.” Policy steps to promote stability and development in Xinjiang were labeled by the US as “forced labor” and “genocide.” US politicians, including the CIA director, on multiple occasions revealed their covert tactics of spreading remarks to smear China, such as bribing the media. All these show that the US has spread China-related disinformation in an organized and well-planned way for a long time and it’s America’s important approach to wage a battle of perception against China. Eventually, lies and conspiracy will only backfire. The harder the US tries to fabricate rumors and mislead the world, the more obvious its credibility deficit is to the world, and the more notorious its name will be. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!