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This document is a section of a report (likely House Oversight Committee) analyzing the expansion of Chinese state media operations in the United States and globally. It details the 'Grand External Propaganda Campaign' initiated by Hu Jintao and intensified by Xi Jinping to challenge Western media dominance and improve China's global image. The text highlights specific moves by Xinhua and the People's Daily into major New York real estate (Times Square, Empire State Building) and quotes Xi Jinping's directives on increasing soft power. Note: While the prompt labeled this 'Epstein-related', the text contains no mentions of Jeffrey Epstein; it focuses entirely on Chinese geopolitical media strategies.