The Washington Post’s controversial editorial partnership
with the Chinese government is drawing renewed scrutiny from a prominent
Chinese dissident and from lawmakers on Capitol Hill who recently
petitioned the Department of Justice to crack down on the paper’s
unregulated promotion of authoritarian propaganda.
The Post has repeatedly come under fire from lawmakers on Capitol Hill and foreign policy experts opposed to its publication of China Watch, a print and online advertising supplement that runs content produced by an organ of the Chinese Communist Party. The articles and features portray the Chinese government and its human rights record in a glowing, uncritical light.
The paper’s refusal to comprehensively explain its profitable advertising partnership with the People’s Republic of China recently led Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R., Calif.) to petition the DOJ to search for potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which stipulates general guidelines about filing and labeling political propaganda.
It also has driven Chinese dissident Harry Wu to pen a sharply worded letter to Donald Graham, the Post’s Chairman and CEO, chastising the paper for embracing the Communist regime “with open arms.”
While China Watch remains one of the most glaring examples of the Communist Party’s campaign to influence American thought leaders, lawmakers warn that China is engaged in a well-funded and wide-ranging relationship with American businesses, lobbyists, and other entities across the U.S.
China’s goal, they say, is to whitewash its human rights record, foster sympathy for its cause, and infiltrate U.S. markets, potentially endangering the country’s national security.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/the-china-shills/
The Post has repeatedly come under fire from lawmakers on Capitol Hill and foreign policy experts opposed to its publication of China Watch, a print and online advertising supplement that runs content produced by an organ of the Chinese Communist Party. The articles and features portray the Chinese government and its human rights record in a glowing, uncritical light.
The paper’s refusal to comprehensively explain its profitable advertising partnership with the People’s Republic of China recently led Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R., Calif.) to petition the DOJ to search for potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), which stipulates general guidelines about filing and labeling political propaganda.
It also has driven Chinese dissident Harry Wu to pen a sharply worded letter to Donald Graham, the Post’s Chairman and CEO, chastising the paper for embracing the Communist regime “with open arms.”
While China Watch remains one of the most glaring examples of the Communist Party’s campaign to influence American thought leaders, lawmakers warn that China is engaged in a well-funded and wide-ranging relationship with American businesses, lobbyists, and other entities across the U.S.
China’s goal, they say, is to whitewash its human rights record, foster sympathy for its cause, and infiltrate U.S. markets, potentially endangering the country’s national security.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/the-china-shills/
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