A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a U.S. Tech Mogul
A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a U.S. Tech Mogul
The Times unraveled a financial network that stretches from Chicago to Shanghai and uses American nonprofits to push Chinese talking points worldwide.
The Times unraveled a financial network that stretches from Chicago to Shanghai and uses American nonprofits to push Chinese talking points worldwide.
On the surface, No Cold War is a loose collective run mostly by American and British activists who say the West’s rhetoric against China has distracted from issues like climate change and racial injustice.
In fact, a New York Times investigation found, it is part of a lavishly funded influence campaign that defends China and pushes its propaganda. At the center is a charismatic American millionaire, Neville Roy Singham, who is known as a socialist benefactor of far-left causes.
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Mr. Singham says he does not work at the direction of the Chinese government. But the line between him and the propaganda apparatus is so blurry that he shares office space — and his groups share staff members — with a company whose goal is to educate foreigners about “the miracles that China has created on the world stage.”
46If he's so socialist and far-left, why in the world would he support China? They're politically communist in name only, and economically capitalist.
3Sounds like a perfect fit, claim to be socialist actually just be a greedy capitalist.
0Well even though I'm old enough where I should have already known this term, my time on lemmy has introduced me to Tankies.
My guess is this guy is a Tankie: if it has communism in it in any way shape or form then it's the most amazing thing ever and anything you say about it that would say otherwise is a dirty liberal lie.
Something like that.
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Lavishly funded? In comparison to, what, the usual leftist media that runs on pennies and donations? I wonder how lavish the funding is compared to the anti-China think tanks that Raytheon and Boeing fund from their advertising budget each year.
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This is just another reason to add to the many as to why (if you ask me) we need to both
a. To kill off the rich and...
b. Kill off the CCP.
Two wicked groups colluding against the common interests of keeping the world alive just so they can remain in power.
14I'd argue the CCP certainly doesn't care about keeping the planet alive. They care about keep those who are currently in power comfortable until they die, then I doubt they give a shit what happens.
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Is this illegal?
13No, but it's scummy as fuck, and it's interesting that an American is pushing Chinese talking points.
I think people are pretty well aware at this point that social engineering, on a macroscale, is extremely effective at changing people's views (albeit slowly). Look at what happened with Qanon, look how many people supported that. That was the dumbest thing I've ever seen, and people are STILL backing it even after it's been proven to not only be a sham, but run by a pedophile out of Southeast Asia. Imagine the damage that can be done by a disinformation or social engineering campaign backed by one of the largest nations in the world.
We are currently in a culture war - the implications of it could change everyone's lives in the next couple of decades if we aren't careful.
27I think with evidence provided that they should have to register under FARA as foreign agents for China here to spread Chinese propaganda. I'm sure the writer of the article informed them.
2Capitalism is global now and so is the internet. They don’t have to register because they’re not in America. The only way to stop this is to shut down the internet and isolate the country. This article is mad at China because it’s beating America with capitalism.
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Seems like China is doing anything and everything to avoid having its propaganda being labeled as such. No one will listen to Chinese propaganda if they know that's what it is.
All 4 of these companies should have to register under FARA or face civil penalties.
That final photo should be the nail in the coffin to force those orgs to register.
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