US Government: 6 Chinese media certified as advertising agencies: Daily Economic Report, Jiefang Daily

US Government: 6 Chinese media certified as advertising agencies: Daily Economic Report, Jiefang Daily

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo:

The United States has additionally certified six Chinese media as “foreign publicity agencies.”

These media outlets were considered to be under the control of the Chinese government.

Distinguish between news and propaganda, such as “Daiichi Keizai Global”.

It is subject to the same regulations as foreign embassies and consulates in the United States.

Target media this time:

“Economic Daily Report” Communicates the Chinese Government’s Economic Perception
“Jiefang Daily” Shanghai Communist Party Committee Bulletin
“Daiichi Keizai Global”
“Xinmin Evening News”
“Chinese Social Science Publishing Company”
“Beijing Weekly Report”

Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/articles/2020-10-22/QIKJHUT1UM0Y01

U.S. Escalates China Tensions With Further Media Restrictions

Six more publications are designated as ‘foreign missions’ China vowed to retaliate as tit-for-tat measures continue

The U.S. designated six more Chinese publications as “foreign missions,”

adding to the list of media outlets it describes as controlled by Beijing which must meet requirements similar to those imposed on embassies and consulates in America.

The outlets include

the Economic Daily,
which provides an important window into Beijing’s economic views, and

the Jiefang Daily,
the official publication of Shanghai’s powerful Communist Party Committee.

The others —

Yicai Global, Xinmin Evening News, Social Sciences in China Press, and the Beijing Review — are less widely known.

Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-21/u-s-escalates-china-tensions-with-further-media-restrictions