Beijing Paid Millions to DC Radio Station to Broadcast Propaganda

Beijing Paid Millions to DC Radio Station to Broadcast Propaganda
The headquarters of China's state-run broadcaster, CCTV, in Beijing on Feb. 26, 2011. STR/AFP/Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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The Chinese regime has paid almost $4.4 million to a Washington-based radio station to broadcast propaganda to U.S. households, new federal disclosures show.

CGTN, the global arm for China’s state-run broadcaster CCTV, has paid $4.35 million since July 2019 to WCRW, a daytime radio station covering Washington, Virginia, and Maryland, to broadcast its content for 12 hours each day.

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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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