The United States will begin treating five major Chinese state-run media entities with U.S. operations as “foreign missions” and operatives of Beijing’s government, requiring them to register their employees and U.S. properties with the State Department.
State Department officials said on Feb. 18 on condition of anonymity that in accordance with the Foreign Missions Act, Xinhua, China Global Television Network, China Radio International, China Daily, and People’s Daily will be designated as “foreign missions,” effective immediately.
