U.S. Congress Urged to Require Chinese Journalists to Register as Agents

U.S. Congress Urged to Require Chinese Journalists to Register as Agents
Students for a Free Tibet protest below a new electronic billboard leased by Xinhua (2nd from top), on Aug. 1 in New York's Times Square. Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—A report to the U.S. Congress released on Wednesday, Nov. 15, accused Chinese state media entities of involvement in spying and propaganda and said their staff in the United States should be required to register as foreign agents.

The annual report of the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission said that while China had tightened restrictions on domestic and foreign media, Chinese state media had rapidly expanded overseas.