A US State Department report that accuses the Chinese government of expanding disinformation efforts is “in itself disinformation,” Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed Saturday.

The ministry shot back after the State Department issued a striking report this week in which it accused the Chinese government of expanding efforts to control information and to disseminate propaganda and disinformation that promotes “digital authoritarianism” in China and around the world.

The US report, issued by the Global Engagement Center on Thursday, alleged that China spends billions of dollars a year on foreign information manipulation and warned that Chinese leader Xi Jinping had “significantly expanded” efforts to “shape the global information environment.”

It also underlined US concerns about China as a main military competitor and key rival in the battle over ideas and global disinformation.

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    1 year ago

    Unfortunately those rats have set up base here too. If it's one thing the US is good at, it's at setting up bases everywhere.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah I believe it. It's nice they can't ban me though. r/worldnews banned me seconds after I pointed out the top three articles of the day were from Radio Free Asia.