How American Newspapers Peddle Chinese Propaganda

One of China’s main propaganda outlets has paid American newspapers nearly $19 million for advertising and printing expenses over the past four years, according to documents filed with the Justice Department. Here is how American newspapers like The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and others peddle Chinese propaganda funded by Chinese Communist Party's mouthpiece the China Daily.

One of China’s main propaganda outlets has paid American newspapers nearly $19 million for advertising and printing expenses over the past four years
China Daily newspaper controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, has paid more than $4.6 million to The Washington Post and nearly $6 million to The Wall Street Journal since November 2016
Both newspapers have published paid supplements that China Daily produces called “China Watch”
The inserts are designed to look like real news articles, though they often contain a pro-Beijing spin on contemporary news events
China spent a total of $...

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