Top EU Diplomat Spotlights Beijing’s Propaganda Push Amid Pandemic

Top EU Diplomat Spotlights Beijing’s Propaganda Push Amid Pandemic
High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell Fontelles at a press conference in Zagreb, Croatia, on March 6, 2020. DAMIR SENCAR/AFP via Getty Images
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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The European Union’s (EU) top diplomat recently highlighted Beijing’s attempts to divert global attention away from its initial coverup of the CCP virus outbreak.

EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell Fontelles, in a March 23 statement, noted the Chinese regime recently began presenting itself as a global leader in fighting the pandemic. He warned that there is a “geopolitical component including a struggle for influence through spinning and the ‘politics of generosity.'”
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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