Category: CGTN

Foreign Dictatorships Shouldn’t Have Broadcasting Licenses in Canada, Says Poilievre

Canada’s policy towards autocratic foreign countries who broadcast propaganda should be consistent and apply to organs of the Chinese state, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says. “We need a consistent policy for all dictatorships. We shouldn’t allow one rule for Russia and another completely for China,” Poilievre said in French on April 5 while visiting…


Foreign Dictatorships Shouldn’t Have Broadcasting Licences in Canada, Says Poilievre

Canada’s policy toward autocratic foreign countries who broadcast propaganda should be consistent and apply to organs of the Chinese state, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says. “We need a consistent policy for all dictatorships. We shouldn’t allow one rule for Russia and another completely for China,” Poilievre said in French on April 5 while visiting…


Chinese State Media Broadcasting in Canada Is ‘Foreign Interference,’ MPs Hear

Chinese state media outlets should not be granted broadcasting licences in Canada because their content is meant to feed “misinformation, disinformation, and propaganda” to overseas Chinese, an expert witness told a House committee on March 30. The Chinese regime has made it clear it wishes to use overseas Chinese to exert influence abroad, and “this…


MP Urges Shuttering of Chinese State Media CGTN Over Concerns of Propaganda in Canada

Ottawa is urged to revoke the broadcasting licence to a Chinese state media, with Tory MP Michael Chong calling to question its spreading of disinformation and violation of international human rights. Such questionable conduct by the China Global Television Network (CGTN), the English version of the Beijing-run China Central Television (CCTV), includes the airing of pretrial…


CGTN Portrayal of British Journalist ‘Unfair,’ UK Broadcasting Regulator Rules

The UK’s broadcasting regulator Ofcom ruled against CGTN on Monday over a complaint about the Chinese state broadcaster’s “unjust or unfair treatment” of British journalist Peter Humphrey. It’s the 11th Chinese broadcast that has been found in violation of the UK broadcasting law in a row, According to Safeguard Defenders, a human rights non-governmental organization (NGO) that supported the…


Concerns Raised Over Australian Journalist Cheng Lei as Beijing Suspends Consular Visits

The partner of Cheng Lei, a Chinese-Australian journalist, detained in China for almost two years, has raised concerns about Cheng’s declining health and the suspension of consular visits. Nick Coyle, the outgoing CEO of the Australian China Chamber of Commerce, revealed that monthly consular visits and regular 30-minute video meetings between his partner Cheng and Australian…


How China’s TikTok, Facebook Influencers Push Propaganda

WASHINGTON—To her 1.4 million followers across TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook, Vica Li says she is a “life blogger” and “food lover” who wants to teach her fans about China so they can travel the country with ease. “Through my lens, I will take you around China, take you into Vica’s life!” she says in…


Australian Foreign Ministry Confirms Journalist Cheng Lei Will Face Trial in Beijing

Australia’s foreign ministry has confirmed that Australian journalist Cheng Lei will face trial in China on March 31, after media outlets reported on the upcoming date trial on Friday, citing their own sources. “The Australian Government has regularly raised serious concerns about Ms Cheng’s welfare and conditions of detention. Our officials have visited her regularly,…


Rogers, Bell, Telus, and Shaw Remove Russia State Media Outlet RT From Channel Lineups

Rogers, Bell, Telus, and Shaw have removed Russian state media outlet Russia Today (RT) from their channel lineups after Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced Ottawa is looking at “all options” to drop the network from Canada’s broadcasting system. “I share the concerns of many Canadians about the presence of Russia Today in our broadcasting system….


Beijing Paid Millions to DC Radio Station to Broadcast Propaganda

The Chinese regime paid almost $4.4 million to a Washington-based radio station to broadcast propaganda to American households, new federal disclosures show. CGTN, the global arm for China’s state-run broadcaster CCTV, has paid $4.35 million since July 2019 to WCRW, a daytime radio station covering Washington, Virginia, and Maryland, to broadcast its content for 12…