In the Strange World of Chinese Media, Beijing’s Aggression Is Always an American Conspiracy Theory

Chinese propaganda outlets say spy balloon originated from China, but CCP says it came from China / Reuters

China’s propaganda outlets would have you believe that news of Chinese espionage and aggression against the United States is impossible to believe. “utterly baseless,” “a sensational accusation,” “Sinophobia,” Or “a conspiracy theory,” a Washington Free Beacon review found.

After the Defense Department announced Thursday that a Chinese spy balloon was floating over nuclear missile sites in Montana, for example, a China Daily Story The news was announced by “conspiracy theory,” Saying the balloon has “no sign linking it to China.” The propaganda outlet then attempted to shift the narrative by questioning why the United States is “hoarding such a large stockpile of weapons of mass destruction.”

The outlet did not correct this story in Friday’s statement after Beijing.  Chinese balloon. “airship” Used for “scientific research.”

Global Times, another Chinese propaganda outlet, finally admitted that the balloon was Chinese. It is possible to suggest It was the U.S. military, and the Pentagon called the Pentagon’s assessment on the balloon a “sensational accusation” That “Chinese analysts” You can find it here “refuted.” The outlet reproduced the Communist Party’s statement following Beijing’s announcement “scientific research” claim.

“China has explained clearly the balloon spotted in the U.S. is a civilian airship designed for meteorological research purpose,” Global Times reported.

Former secretary of state Mike Pompeo in a piece for the Free Beacon scoffed at these claims. “Sure, the CCP’s harmless weather balloon just happened to pass over multiple sensitive military sites vital to America’s national security,” Pompeo Write Saturday. “Nobody should believe that nonsense, especially not the Biden administration.”

The balloon had travelled across the United States and President Joe Biden ordered that it be shot down by the military on Saturday. Threats China’s retaliation.

Chinese media outlets react to the balloon as a way to divert attention from Beijing’s growing belligerence.

U.S. lawmakers contemplate banning Chinese Spyware App TikTok has launched a propaganda campaign calling out critics. “racist conspiracy theorists,” Fox News reported.

Criticizing TikTok is “Sinophobia,” a Global Times columnist Write Last month, likely in an attempt to win over Western leftists with the claim that any opposition is from Beijing, “deep-rooted prejudice.”

China’s anti American arguments seem to have had some positive effects on left-wing Americans. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D.N.Y.), a socialist congresswoman, has long relationships with Chinese state-controlled media. funneling money since 2020 to the Beijing-controlled newspaper Sing Tao.