A Chinese news outlet accidentally leaked its own censorship instructions on Russia-Ukraine coverage

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

An accidental social media post revealed how one Chinese outlet is toeing the line while the world grapples with the mounting Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Horizon News, a subset of Beijing News, which is owned by the Chinese Communist Party, posted "instructions" on how to cover the escalating tensions to its Weibo page on Tuesday, according to The Washington Post.

China has strengthened its alliance with Russia in recent years and the two countries have also become increasingly active economic partners. Trade between China and Russia has grown from $10.7 billion in 2004 to $140 billion by 2021, according to the Carnegie Moscow Center think tank.

Coupled with China's strict limits on press freedoms, news outlets in the nation are constrained in what they can say without government intervention.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-chinese-news-outlet-accidentally-leaked-its-own-censorship-instructions-on-russia-ukraine-coverage-report/ar-AAUaWmm

[Samrob]

1. What does Russia make that anyone wants to buy? Oil, gas?

Wonder what their trade deficit with China looks like?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Sex workers maybe.

Sadly that seems to be their other major export.

[maxsolomon]

3. Timber, seafood.

Minerals.

Weapons.

[former9thward]

4. People really don't seem to know much about Russia.

It has one the largest oil reserves in the world. No end of natural gas. It has more minerals -- that manufacturers need -- than any other country. It exports food products including grain. There is a reason sanctions don't mean much to them. Especially since powers like China, India, Japan and Brazil will ignore them anyway.

[WarGamer]

5. Absolutely...

Including rare earth minerals, including minerals used in the production of EV batteries...

[PortTack]

6. I doubt Japan will ignore them. They have announced sanctions against Russia

[former9thward]

8. Japan is the most energy dependent major nation on earth.

Japan imports coal, oil and natural gas from Russia. We will see what they do vs. what they say.

[PortTack]

10. JMHO, Japan is not China, pretty trustworthy

[C_U_L8R]

7. But their oligarchs are hiding all their riches in offshore banks.

That's where sanctions can really hurt.

[former9thward]

9. Maybe but the sanctions announced today don't deal with that.

[C_U_L8R]

11. Sounds like they're scaling up.

Bad time to be an Oligarch.