Government
Congressional Lawmakers Press AG Barr to Investigate China’s Propaganda Mouthpiece, China Daily
2020-02-10
Thirty-five lawmakers sought a response from U.S. Attorney General William Barr about reports that the Chinese Communist Party has been violating this country’s Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) for years.
The demand in the form of a letter sent last Thursday followed reports from the Washington Free Beacon in December that China Daily has for years been acting as a transmission belt for communist propaganda without complying with FARA. Said the Beacon: “China Daily, an official mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party, has published hundreds of propaganda articles designed to look like ordinary news stories in some of America’s most influential newspapers.... The propaganda outlet has repeatedly violated [FARA] by failing to provide full disclosures about its purchases.”
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