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Organizations
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Relationships
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Type: Government/congressional report
File Size: 2.1 MB
Summary

This document appears to be page 70 of a House Oversight report detailing Chinese foreign influence operations, specifically focusing on the relationship between US think tanks and Chinese state media. It describes how outlets like CCTV, Xinhua, and CGTN interact with American scholars, including instances of censorship, the fabrication of a positive op-ed by Xinhua to misrepresent an analyst's views, and the payment of $150 fees by CGTN to incentivize favorable coverage. The text highlights the varying strategies US analysts use to mitigate these risks, ranging from refusing interviews to insisting on live broadcasts to prevent editing.

People (4)

Name Role Context
Unnamed US think-tank analysts Interview Subjects/Scholars
Various scholars interviewed for the report regarding their interactions with Chinese state media.
Unnamed Female Scholar Analyst
Reported that Xinhua drafted a fake positive op-ed in her name; also noted CGTN pays for interviews.
Unnamed Male Scholar Analyst
Reports giving frequent interviews to CCTV/CGTN/Xinhua; claims he has never been censored.
Unnamed Male Scholar Analyst
Had pieces commissioned by Global Times spiked due to controversial content.

Organizations (8)

Name Type Context
US Think Tanks
General category of institutions being analyzed.
CCTV
Chinese state media outlet conducting interviews.
CGTN
Chinese Global Television Network; noted for paying interview fees.
Xinhua
Chinese state news agency; accused of fabricating an op-ed.
People’s Daily
Chinese state media outlet.
Shanghai Media Group
Chinese media outlet.
Global Times
Chinese newspaper that commissioned but spiked op-eds.
House Oversight Committee
Implied source/recipient of document via footer stamp.

Timeline (1 events)

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Public events in Washington
Washington
US Think Tanks Chinese Media

Locations (2)

Location Context
Location where US think tanks hold public events flooded by Chinese media.
Context of media origin and publishing location.

Relationships (1)

US Think Tank Analysts Adversarial/Transactional Chinese Media (CCTV, Xinhua, CGTN)
Analysts use strategies to avoid censorship; some accept payment ($150) but face content restrictions; others refuse interaction entirely.

Key Quotes (5)

"the Chinese media undertake such distortions in a far more systematic manner, with a pointed political agenda that is usually determined by the government’s current political 'line.'"
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"he knows he may be censored in 'inappropriate ways.'"
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"Xinhua then drafted a full, positive-sounding op-ed in her name, which they planned to publish without her approval."
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"She noted that CGTN pays $150 per interview."
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"CGTN also indicated that she should be 'more like' another think-tank analyst who had become a regular on CGTN."
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