Category: CGTN

Chinese State-Run Media’s Attempt to Spoil US-Led Democracy Summit

As U.S. President Joe Biden hosted the Summit for Democracy last week, Chinese state-run CGTN broadcast a two-episode program attacking American democracy. The documentary-style program “U.S. Democracy: A Reality Check” was broadcast on CGTN’s English language channel on Dec. 9- 10, and on the media’s official website. CGTN Spanish, French, Arabic, and Russian channels will…


Chinese State Media Orders US Workers to Maintain ‘Political Purity,’ Not Practice Falun Gong: Internal Document

The international arm of the Chinese regime’s state broadcaster ordered some of its contracted American workers to distance themselves from persecuted faith group Falun Gong, an internal document supplied to The Epoch Times shows. The Washington bureau of CGTN, a state-run English language television network, earlier this year instructed several contract workers to pledge to…


Chinese Media CGTN’s Botched Handling of Tennis Star Peng’s Email Reveals Infighting Within the CCP

Commentary The disappearance of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has triggered international concern over her whereabouts and safety. Calls for investigation over Peng’s sexual assault allegation against a retired Chinese official has been met by a delayed response from Beijing, which is questionable. Peng, a 35-year-old Grand Slam doubles champion, accused Zhang Gaoli of sexual…


Chinese Broadcaster CGTN Suffers Further Setbacks and Embarrassment

Commentary It’s been a bad week for China Global Television Network (CGTN), the Chinese regime’s English media channel. On Aug, 26, CGTN was issued two fines of about $140,000 each, for airing the forced televised confessions of Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai and former Hong Kong resident Simon Cheng. Gui Minhai is well-known these days as one of…


Ofcom Fines Chinese Broadcaster Over Forced Confession Programs

UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has fined a Chinese state broadcaster a further £200,000 ($273,000) over two programs aired in the UK that contained forced confessions. CGTN, previously known as CCTV, is an international English-language satellite news channel owned by the Chinese regime and directly controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Ofcom revoked CGTN’s broadcast…


Chinese Regime’s English Language Broadcaster Makes Cartoon Targeting American Kids, Promotes Critical Race Theory

Recently, Wisconsin-based nonprofit Mythinformed, which works to limit the effects of authoritarian ideology, posted a tweet warning that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing is “promoting woke ideology” targeting American children, referring to a cartoon video created by the regime’s English-language broadcaster China Global Television Network (CGTN) in September 2020. CGTN promoted critical race theory (CRT) in…


Chinese Regime’s English Language Broadcaster Makes Cartoon Targeting American Children, Promotes Critical Race Theory

Recently, Wisconsin-based nonprofit Mythinformed, which works to limit the effects of authoritarian ideology, posted a tweet warning that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing is “promoting woke ideology” targeting American children, referring to a cartoon video created by the regime’s English-language broadcaster China Global Television Network (CGTN) in September 2020. CGTN promoted critical race theory (CRT) in…


Chinese State-Run Media Creates Cartoon Aimed at Educating American Children With Critical Race Theory

Recently, Wisconsin-based nonprofit Mythinformed, which works to limit the effects of authoritarian ideology, posted a tweet warning that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing is “promoting woke ideology” targeting American children, referring to a cartoon video created by the regime’s English-language broadcaster China Global Television Network (CGTN) in September 2020. CGTN promoted critical race theory (CRT) in…


Chinese Regime Sets Up Global Campaign to Recruit Talents to Counter Western Narratives

The Chinese communist regime’s overseas English mouthpiece media CGTN (China Global Television Network) just finished a 2-month-long worldwide recruitment campaign of global media talents and social media influencers to produce pro-Beijing propaganda that “counters Western narratives.” The state-backed media offers rich incentives to attract young participants and has been targeting Western university students, alerting international…


Chinese Regime Sets Up Global Campaign to Recruit Influencers to Counter Western Narratives

The Chinese communist regime’s overseas English mouthpiece media CGTN (China Global Television Network) just finished a 2-month-long worldwide recruitment campaign of global media talents and social media influencers to produce pro-Beijing propaganda that “counters Western narratives.” The state-backed media offers rich incentives to attract young participants and has been targeting Western university students, alerting international…