New Broadcasting Chief: More U.S. Broadcasting Focused on China Needed

Michael Pack speaks at his nomination hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Sept. 19, 2019. Screenshot of hearing video/U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

Michael Pack, chief executive officer of the new U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), said in a recent interview with The Washington Times that more assertive news reporting, especially to China, is needed to counter foreign disinformation and to promote American ideals.

Li Heng-Qing, the Director of the Institute of Information and Strategy in Washington, DC, said: “This event comes at the right timing and I think everyone is happy about it. Right now you can say that the American government has clearly changed the policies towards the Chinese Communist Party as a whole. It has started competitions with China (CCP) in areas like politics, economy, culture, and military.”