US warns of Chinese disinformation. China says that's disinformation

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US warns of Chinese disinformation. China says that's disinformation | CNN
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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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No, china is endlessly bad. If you think otherwise youre dumb and should just move to a tofudreg highrise in china.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfside_condominium_collapse

"It's only bad when china does it." - you

It happened once somewhere else, so it's not a problem that its a real problem in china - you

I never said it wasn't a problem in China.

It's a problem anywhere it happens, that's where you and I diverge.

Hence my original point of: "It's only bad when China does it" -you

No, it's bad and a Chinathing because in China it is common enough to have it's own neologism.
It is common. It is widespread. It is being censored by the CCP.

The US doesnt ban articles talking about highrises collapsing because of corruption.

The US doesnt ban articles talking about highrises collapsing because of corruption.

Does China ban articles about highrises collapsing?

Can you provide any source for this?

I was referring to the highrises collapsing at all. As in, their maintenance was allowed to slack off to the point the building collapsed... while people were in it.

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