From Coronavirus to the Hong Kong Protests: Sarah Cook On How China’s Leaders Manipulate News Globally

How is Chinese communist disinformation playing into coverage of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak?

How has the Chinese regime been ramping up its efforts to spread propaganda and shape news content globally, including in the US?

What methods does Beijing use to systematically suppress dissenting voices and critical coverage?

This is American Thought Leaders 🇺🇸, and I’m Jan Jekielek.

In this episode, we’ll sit down with Sarah Cook, a senior research analyst at Freedom House who specializes in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. She is the director of the China Media Bulletin and author of the new Freedom House report, “Beijing’s Global Megaphone: The Expansion of Chinese Communist Party Media Influence since 2017.”

https://www.theepochtimes.com/from-coronavirus-to-the-hong-kong-protests-sarah-cook-on-how-chinas-leaders-manipulate-news-globally_3223584.html