Tag: CGTN

The CCP Is Brainwashing the West With Its Covert Global Propaganda Front

Commentary Xi Jinping’s recent speech on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) overseas propaganda, in which he called on Chinese officials to create a “credible, lovable, and respectable” image for China, has gone viral on the internet. Xi made the remarks at the CCP’s Politburo study session on May 31. He also called on the top Chinese officials…


Story Behind Revocation of CGTV’s License in UK: Interview with Peter Dahlin

The Chinese regime’s mouthpiece China Global Television Network lost its broadcasting license in the UK early this year, although the Beijing authorities put on a big effort to maintain its voice in Europe. Peter Dahlin, the person behind the effort, spoke about the process with NTD News in an April 9 interview. “CGTN is directly…


Story Behind Revocation of Chinese State-Run Media CGTN’s License in UK: Interview With Peter Dahlin

The Chinese regime’s mouthpiece China Global Television Network (CGTN) lost its broadcasting license in the UK early this year, although the Beijing authorities put on a big effort to maintain its voice in Europe. Peter Dahlin, the person behind the effort, spoke about the process with The Epoch Times’ affiliate NTD in an April 9…


Chinese Regime’s Disinformation Campaign on Uyghur Genocide Debunked

Recently, the Chinese communist regime has arranged a series propaganda productions to refute the international community’s accusation of genocide against the Uyghur ethnic minority in Xinjiang. But it has since been revealed by the outside world that the figures used in the regime’s campaign are fake. Experts pointed out that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s…


EU, UK Voice Concerns After BBC, RTE Correspondents Forced to Leave China

The European Union and the UK on Friday voiced their concerns over media freedom in China after two journalists working for British and Irish broadcasters were forced to leave the country late last month. The BBC’s China correspondent John Sudworth and his wife, Yvonne Murray, the China correspondent of the Irish broadcaster RTE, left China…


BBC Correspondent Leaves China for Taiwan After Threats

The BBC’s China correspondent John Sudworth has left China after the communist regime issued threats of legal action against him and his team. In a statement posted on Twitter on Wednesday, the BBC said Sudworth had relocated from Beijing to Taiwan. “John’s work has exposed truths the Chinese authorities did not want the world to…


Rights Group Calls on FCC to Investigate Chinese State-Run Media

A human rights organization is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate China’s state-owned media for broadcasting fake news in the United States.  Safeguard Defenders, a Madrid-based nonprofit, submitted a complaint to the U.S. regulator back in 2019 with evidence showing “systematic airing of lies and distortions” by state-run media China Central Television (CCTV)…


French Licence Puts Pressure on China State Broadcaster: NGO Director

The French broadcasting licence that China Global Television Network (CGTN) has obtained will bring more pressure to the Chinese state broadcaster, an NGO director says. Peter Dahlin, the director of Safeguard Defenders, a human rights NGO that has filed complaints against CGTN that led to its licence being revoked in the UK, said France’s decision to give…


UK Fines Chinese Broadcaster CGTN Over Forced Confessions, Hong Kong Coverage

Britain’s broadcasting regulator Ofcom on Monday imposed financial penalties on Chinese state broadcaster CGTN for airing forced confessions and biased coverage of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. CGTN, or China Global Television Network, is an international English-language satellite news channel owned by the Chinese regime and directly controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Ofcom…


Australian Broadcaster Suspends China’s CGTN Citing Human Rights Complaint

SYDNEY—Australian broadcaster SBS said on Friday it would suspend its broadcasts of news bulletins from Chinese state television news services CGTN and CCTV after receiving a human rights complaint. An SBS spokesman told Reuters that programs from CCTV and CGTN would not air on Saturday and that SBS was reviewing a complaint from a human…