Published 14:03 IST, June 23rd 2020
China's 'foreign mission' media China Daily dubs US as Pinocchio; told to leave Twitter
Amid tensions between China and the US, China's propagandist newspaper China Daily put out a cartoon against the US alleging that it was 'feeding conspiracies'
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Amid tensions between China and US, China's propagandist 'Foreign Mission' newspaper China Daily put out a cartoon against US alleging that it was 'feeding conspiracies' to world. China Daily, which has been designated by US State Department as 'a foreign mission media', confirming its role of spreing state propaganda, in turn, hit out at US with a caricature of White House, manufacturing 'Picchios' symbolising 'lies.' Picchio being manufactured out of White House were shown carrying anti-China messs and words like 'lab', 'flu' and 'virus', 'feeding conspiracies' to world.
It is important to mention that US has been one of first countries to question China's role in covering dely Coronavirus pandemic. US President Donald Trump has often dubbed Coronavirus as 'China virus' or 'Kung fu virus' cornering country and alleging that virus is a man-me disease that China manufactured at a virology laboratory in Wuhan.
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USA lists four Chinese publications as 'foreign missions'
US State Department declared China Central Television, China News Service, People’s Daily, and Global Times as 'foreign missions'. This comes as US is trying to put more pressure on China or its aggressive expansionist moves, human rights violations, stifling free speech, and so on.
US State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus issued a statement "recognizing PRC propaganda outlets." US State Secretary Mike Pompeo anunced four "foreign missions". As per statement, "foreign mission" refers means that y are “substantially owned or effectively controlled” by a foreign government, and in this case, China. Earlier this year, USA h listed Xinhua News ncy, China Global Television Network, China Rio International, China Daily Distribution Corporation, and Hai Tian Development USA as 'foreign missions'.
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14:03 IST, June 23rd 2020