China's promotion of Russian disinformation indicates where its loyalties lie

[dalton99a]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/10/china/china-russia-disinformation-campaign-ukraine-intl-dst-hnk/index.html

China's promotion of Russian disinformation indicates where its loyalties lie
By Simone McCarthy and CNN's Beijing Bureau
Updated 1:30 AM ET, Thu March 10, 2022

Beijing (CNN) In public statements and at international summits, Chinese officials have attempted to stake out a seemingly neutral position on the war in Ukraine, neither condemning Russian actions nor ruling out the possibility Beijing could act as a mediator in a push for peace.

But while its international messaging has kept many guessing as to Beijing's true intentions, much of its domestic media coverage of Russia's invasion tells a wholly different story.

There, an alternate reality is playing out for China's 1.4 billion people, one in which the invasion is nothing more than a "special military operation," according to its national broadcaster CCTV; the United States may be funding a biological weapons program in Ukraine, and Russian President Vladimir Putin is a victim standing up for a beleaguered Russia.

To tell that story, major state-run news media outlets -- which dominate China's highly censored media space -- have been largely echoing Russian state media stories or information from Russian officials.

A CNN analysis reviewed nearly 5,000 social media posts from 14 Chinese state media outlets during the first eight days of Russia's invasion posted onto China's Twitter-like platform, Weibo. The analysis found that of the more than 300 most-shared posts about the events in Ukraine -- which were each shared more than 1,000 times -- almost half, about 140, were what CNN classified as distinctly pro-Russian, often containing information attributed to a Russian official or picked up directly from Russia's state media.

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"Friends Forever" - Soviet poster, 1959

[Historic NY]

1. Communists stick together making money for their elites, at the expense of the serfs.

[dalton99a]

2. While killing off all the people who speak up

[Irish_Dem]

3. China and Russian are united in mutual goals, we ignore this at our own peril.

They both wish to bring down democratic forms of government, and become the 21st century sole superpowers.

We see confirmation of this now in Ukraine and that they will use violence to achieve their goals.

They will do what it takes to shift global power.

[dalton99a]

4. Absolutely.

[world wide wally]

5. China is missing a golden opportunity to take the high road.

Bad marketing.

[2naSalit]

6. But if they did that...

It would be expected of them all the more thereafter. They can't rule the world without an iron fist.

[hunter]

7. Talk is cheap. When Russia collapses China will buy Siberia at fire sale prices.

They won't try to take it as a territory or govern its people but they will import most of its energy, mining, and timber resources.

[BlueIdaho]

8. When you are out shopping

Look for alternatives to the Chinese junk filling our shelves. It’s time to stop the flow of US dollars to China.

[dalton99a]

9. And online

Amazon has lots of Chinese counterfeits - from N95 masks to auto parts

[BlueIdaho]

11. Great point!

Is it too much to expect that the world’s largest online business to verify country of origin and authenticity of products? I don’t think so. We must demand more for our money!

[Yorkie Mom]

10. #DragonBear