Chinese Regime Sets Up Global Campaign to Recruit Influencers to Counter Western Narratives

Chinese Regime Sets Up Global Campaign to Recruit Influencers to Counter Western Narratives
A Chinese flag flutters outside the CCTV headquarters, the home of Chinese state media outlet CCTV and its English-language sister channel CGTN in Beijing on Feb. 5, 2021. Carlos Garcia Rawlins via Reuters
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The Chinese communist regime’s overseas English mouthpiece media CGTN (China Global Television Network) just finished a two-month-long worldwide recruitment campaign of global media talents and social media influencers to produce pro-Beijing propaganda that “counters Western narratives.”

The state-backed broadcaster, which offers rich incentives to attract young participants, has been targeting Western university students, generating concern among international media and communities.

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Alex Wu is a U.S.-based writer for The Epoch Times focusing on Chinese society, Chinese culture, human rights, and international relations.
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