China: Regime in Crisis

Chinese State Media Accidentally Releases Censorship Rules on Russia–Ukraine Coverage

Chinese State Media Accidentally Releases Censorship Rules on Russia–Ukraine Coverage
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the Tsinghua University ceremony in Beijing on April 26, 2019. Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Pool/Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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A soon-deleted social media post—released to the public apparently by accident—provides a rare glimpse of how the CCP’s messaging on the escalating Ukraine-Russia tension is channeled to the masses.

Horizon News, a video news network under state-run Beijing News, on Feb. 22 instructed staff to avoid posting any Ukraine-related content on China’s Twitter-like Weibo that may come across as unfavorable to Russia or pro-Western.

Eva Fu
Eva Fu
Reporter
Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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