US Department of State: Designation of Additional PRC Propaganda Outlets as Foreign Missions
WASHINGTON, DC (STL.News) The US Department of State released the following statement:
Over the past decade, and particularly under General Secretary Xi Jinping’s tenure, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has asserted greater control over China’s state-backed propaganda outlets while trying to disguise them as independent news agencies. General Secretary Xi himself has stated, “Party-owned media must. . . embody the party’s will, safeguard the party’s authority … their actions must be highly consistent with the party.” While free media around the world are beholden to the truth, PRC media are beholden to the CCP. Today, the United States is publicly recognizing that reality through these designations.
Pursuant to authorities under the Foreign Missions Act, the State Department is issu...