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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

China adopts war footing to control COVID-19 narrative, expels American journalists

The Chinese Communist Party is fighting the coronavirus information war like an actual war, going so far as to expel American journalists from China, Hong Kong, and Macau.

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs claims the expulsions are a "reciprocal" response to American hostilities. But the timing, the weak stated rationale, and the fact that the expulsions are not, in fact, "reciprocal" suggest that this is more about China's broader effort to avoid blame for COVID-19.

“[I]n response to the U.S. slashing the staff size of Chinese media outlets in the U.S.,” the Chinese government announced Tuesday, “which is expulsion in all but name, China demands that journalists of US citizenship working with the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post whose press credentials are due to expire before the end of 2020 notify the Department of Information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs within four calendar days starting from today and hand back their press cards within ten calendar days.

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12 comments:

Anonymous said...

AMAZING how CNN put on a Asian reporter to do this story maybe when they do a story on the KKK they will have a KKK reporter tell the story.

Anonymous said...

Everyone with 2 brain cells knows the US attacked China. Not much China can do about it.

Anonymous said...

America needs to expel some Journalists too !!!! Fake News

Anonymous said...

Explain please,

Anonymous said...

We can thank China for this bioweapon that got out!

anonymous said...

11:35 in what way has America attached China?

Anonymous said...

It is a bioweapon
Wake up

Do a google search and educate yourself
Learn about the connection with NSAID meds and allergic reactions causing the deaths

Anonymous said...

I disagree
Trump attacked them
First he warned them on economy
Then he attacked them

Plausible deniability

Anonymous said...

Expel > Nora O'Donnel on CBS Fake News !!!!

Anonymous said...

Expel CNN CBS MSNBC Fake news !!!!

Anonymous said...

I agree the most likely scenario is the US attacked China and Iran. The way it has moved around the globe supports bioweapon attack theory.

Most likely aerosol from jet aircraft under the guise of weather modification

Anonymous said...

Start moving the aircraft carriers into position and prepare to match our death count to theirs either naturally or through the use of bombs.