Pro-Russia Propaganda Proliferates in China as Moscow’s Isolation Grows

Pro-Russia Propaganda Proliferates in China as Moscow’s Isolation Grows
Residents watch a TV screen showing news about conflict between Russia and Ukraine at a shopping mall in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China's, on Feb. 25, 2022. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Eva Fu
Eva Fu
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If Russia needs to find some support amid the piling Western condemnation for its invasion of Ukraine, all it takes is a browse on the Chinese internet.

In China’s tightly controlled online space, pro-Moscow sentiment dominates. Celebrities are chastised for voicing sympathy for Ukraine. Hawkish Russian remarks are cheered. And some Chinese users describe Russian President Vladimir Putin as a hero standing up to the West.

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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