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Understanding how China tries to influence the media is a first step to preserve press freedom. Hong Kong and Taiwan are on the frontlines of this battle. In deeply polarized Hong Kong, journalists are under pressure as independent outlets struggle to counteract strong pro-Beijing influence. And Taiwan must navigate how to maintain its openness and press freedom while fending off Beijing’s vast resources and technological prowess. A special report by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Published December 16, 2019

One Country, One Censor: Introduction

China has become a top global economic power, and is fast expanding its military reach beyond its borders. It is simultaneously trying to influence the global public through the media to accept and support China’s growing role in the world. The effort is far from straightforward given the many channels that China uses to make its influence felt, some open and perfectly legal, others hidden and suspect. As shown with Russian efforts to influence U.S. elections, open societies may be especially vulnerable to manipulation of information. Understanding the effort is a first step to finding ways to preserve press freedom. This report illustrates how China tries to influence media close to home.

In many respects, China’s effort is a natural result of its growing influence in world affairs. After the Second World War, the United States emerged as a global superpower, in contest for supremacy with the Soviet Union, and tried to remake the world in its image as a capitalist democracy that championed press freedom. Of course, not all that effort was successful or principled considering CIA support for the overthrow of democratically elected, left-leaning governments and U.S. support for oppressive dictatorships that took harsh measures against journalists, including in Taiwan. But the United States established credible news agencies such as Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, aiming to promote fact-based news as a selling point for liberal democracy. The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the Department of State institutionalized the promotion of human rights, including press freedom.

Journalists watch a live image of Chinese President Xi Jinping giving a briefing at the end of the final day of the Belt and Road Forum, at the media center in Beijing on April 27, 2019. (AFP/Greg Baker)

China, meanwhile, is a champion of censorship and information control.
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 Understanding how China judge to determine the media is a first step to conserve press freedom. Hong Kong and Taiwan are on the frontlines of this conflict. In profoundly polarized Hong Kong, journalists are under pressure as independent outlets contend to counteract strong pro - Beijing influence. And Taiwan must voyage how to maintain its openness and wardrobe freedom while fending off Beijing ’s huge resources and technological prowess. A especial report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. 

 Published December 16, 2019 

 One Country, One Censor: Introduction 

 China has become a top ball-shaped economic power, and is fast elaborate its military reach beyond its molding. It is simultaneously trying to influence the global populace through the media to accept and support China ’s growing role in the world. The campaign is far from straightforward given the many channels that China uses to make its influence felt, some open and perfectly legal, others hidden and suspect. As shown with Russian attempt to influence U.S. elections, candid company may be especially vulnerable to manipulation of information. understand the campaign is a first step to line up ways to preserve press freedom. This report illustrates how China judge to influence media close to home. 

 In many respects, China ’s effort is a lifelike resultant role of its growing influence in world affairs. After the Second World War, the United States emerged as a ball-shaped superpower, in contest for supremacy with the Soviet Union, and tried to remake the world in its image as a capitalist democracy that championed press exemption. Of course, not all that effort was successful or principled considering CIA support for the overthrow of democratically elect, left - lean governments and U.S. documentation for oppressive dictatorships that take harsh measures against journalists, including in Taiwan. But the United States established credible newsworthiness agencies such as Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, aiming to promote fact - based news as a selling point for liberal democracy. The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the Department of State institutionalized the forwarding of human rights, including imperativeness freedom. 

 Journalists watch a live image of Chinese President Xi Jinping giving a briefing at the conclusion of the final day of the Belt and Road Forum, at the media center in Beijing on April 27, 2019. (AFP / Greg Baker) 

 China, meanwhile, is a champion of censorship and data control.
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Understanding hOw ChiNa TRies TO iNflueNce the mEDiA IS a fIrSt SteP tO PrEservE prEss freeDom. Hong KonG anD TAiwan are on thE FrOntlines of ThiS battle. In deePly PolariZeD HoNG Kong, JouRnaliSts are UNder prEssure as iNdEPendenT Outlets STRuGgle To counteract stronG PrO-beijing influenCe. And TAiWAn MUSt nAviGate how to mAiNtain ITs opennESs AND PreSS freedom while Fending off BEIjiNg’s vasT rEsoURces anD techNoLOgiCal prowess. A SpecIal report By the COMmittee TO ProtecT JournAliSts.

publIShEd decEmBEr 16, 2019

ONE COunTRy, ONe Censor: inTrOductIon

CHINA Has bEcoMe a tOp gloBal economic poWer, And iS FasT expaNding Its mIlItary Reach bEyond ItS borders. It is simUltaNeously trYinG tO inFlUence THe globAl pUblIc throuGh the meDIa tO aCCEPt And support China’s grOwING rOle in the World. THE eFfORt is far fRoM stRaigHTForwaRd giVEn The many cHannelS ThAt china usEs To make ItS inFluEnce fELt, soMe open And perfeCtly lEGal, others hiddeN And suspect. As sHOwN WItH russIan Efforts to inFlueNCe U.S. ElecTIoNs, oPEn socIetieS mAY bE Especially vulnerablE tO manipUlatiOn of informatiOn. UnderstaNDINg the effOrt iS A fIRst step to findiNg wayS to preservE Press freEdom. THis reporT illustraTES how ChinA trIes To iNflUENcE media close to HOMe.

In MaNy respeCts, china’s eFfoRt iS a nAtuRaL result of Its growiNg InFlUeNce In worLD affairs. afTer ThE SeCond WORld War, The UnIted stAtES emErged as A GlOBAl suPeRpOwer, In cOnTest fOr suPRemAcy with The Soviet uniON, and TrIeD to remaKe the world in iTs Image as a caPiTalIst demOCRacy that Championed press freedom. OF Course, nOt aLl thaT effOrt was sucCesSful or PriNCipled ConsidEring cIa suPPOrt foR THe OveRtHrow of demoCRAtiCally ElEcteD, left-leAning governments anD u.S. sUpport for opprEssIve dICTaTorSHiPS thAt TOok HARsh measures agaiNst journalIsTS, iNcluding in tAiwAn. but the UNited StAtes eSTablishEd crediblE news agenCiEs suCH As VOice of AmerIca and RaDio Free AsIA, aimiNG tO promOte Fact-baSeD neWs as a SellinG PoiNt for LiberaL dEmocraCy. The buReau of DeMocracy, Human Rights, and LaBor in tHe DepArtMent of StaTe iNStiTutionaliZed tHe promotioN of HumAn rigHts, INcludIng pREsS frEEdom.

JOurnALists watcH A lIve IMAgE of Chinese PRESIdeNt Xi JInpINg giviNg a bRiefing at the end of THe final day of thE BelT ANd ROad fOrum, At The media center In BEiJINg on ApriL 27, 2019. (AfP/Greg Baker)

china, meaNwHIle, is A champIon of cEnsorshIP AnD InformAtioN coNtrol.
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U n de rstan ding ho w  C h i natr ie s t oi nf luenc e t he medi a is a fir stst ep to preser v epress free dom . Hong Kongand  Taiwa nare on th e f rontl ines o f  thisbattle. I nd eeplyp olarize d Ho ng K ong, journalistsa re under pressure  as in de p en d e ntout lets strug gl e toc ountera c ts t r ong pro-Beijing i nfluence. A n d T aiwanmu stn avigat e how  t o  ma intain itsopen ness andpressf reedomw hile fe ndingoff  Be ijin g ’s  v ast  r e sou r ce s a n d t echnolog ic al  prow ess. A s peci alrepo rt by  the Committe e t o Pr o tec t Jou rnali sts. 
Publi shed D ecemb er  16, 2019

OneCoun try, OneCen so r:In trodu c tion
Chi nahas bec ome a t o p g lo b a l  e conomic power, and  i s fa st expan ding i t smi l itary re ac h b eyon d its b orde r s.  It is s imulta n eo us ly tryi ng  to in fl uen cethe g l obal  publi c throug h the media to accep t  and supportC hi n a ’s grow ing  role in th e wo r ld.Thee ff ort is fa r fro ms tr a ightforward given t he  manychann els that Chin a uses tom a k e its in flue n ce felt, some ope n and  perfectly legal, o thers  hiddenand suspe c t . As sho wnwit h R uss i a nefforts to in f l uenc eU.S. el ect ions, o pen  so cie tie smay be es pecially  v ul ne ra ble  to m a nipulati on  of  i nfo rmati o n. Und ersta ndin gth e  ef fort is af i rstst ep  tofin di ng wa ys t o  pr eservepress fre edo m . Th is  r eport i llustrates ho wChina trie stoinflue n c e mediaclose to home.

In many respect s,China ’s e ffort isa n atural  re s ult of  its g rowin ginf l u encei n  w orl daffairs. A f t erthe S ec ondWorld W ar, the United Sta t esemerged as aglo bals u pe rpo w er ,  in  c o nte s t  for supremacywith the S ov i et  Union, an d  tr ie d to re make th e wor l d in it s image a s a capit al istd e moc racy thatchampion ed pressf reedo m .Of co urs e, not  a llthateffort was  succ essful  o r prin ciple dconsider ing CIA support for the  overt hrowofdemocrati cal l y e lected, l eft- leaning go ver nme nts a ndU .S. s uppo r tfor oppre ssiv e  dictator s hi pst h at  took harsh m e asu res a gai n st jou rnal ists, including i n  Taiwan. But t he U n i ted  St a teses tablished cred ibl en e ws agenc ie s such as V oice ofAm e ricaand Ra dio Fr ee Asia , ai m ing to  pro mot e fact-ba sed  n e ws as a  s el l ing po intfo r libe ral de m ocra c y . The Bureau ofDemoc r a cy, H u man  Righ ts , and L a borin the Dep artment ofStateinst ituti onalize dthe pr omo ti on of huma n  rights,inclu ding pr es s fr eed om.

J ourn a l istswatc ha l ive image o fC hi ne s e P resi dentXi  Jin ping givi n g a brie fin g  at the  e ndo f  the f i na l day of the  Be lt an d Road Forum ,  att he media  cente r in B eijingo n A pr il 27,201 9 .  (AFP/Gre g Baker)Chi na , me anwhile,  i s ach amp io n of censorship  and inf ormation c ontrol .
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Understanding how_China_tries to_influence_the media is_a first step_to preserve press freedom._Hong Kong and_Taiwan_are on the frontlines of this battle. In deeply polarized Hong Kong, journalists are_under_pressure as_independent_outlets_struggle to counteract strong pro-Beijing_influence. And Taiwan must navigate_how to_maintain its openness and press freedom while fending_off_Beijing’s vast resources_and technological prowess. A special report by the Committee_to Protect Journalists.

Published December 16, 2019

One_Country, One Censor:_Introduction

China_has_become a top global_economic power, and is fast expanding_its military reach beyond its borders._It is simultaneously trying to influence the_global public through the media to_accept and support China’s growing_role in_the world. The effort is_far from straightforward_given the_many channels that_China uses to make its influence_felt, some open_and perfectly legal, others hidden and_suspect._As shown with_Russian_efforts_to influence_U.S. elections, open_societies_may be_especially_vulnerable to manipulation of information. Understanding_the_effort is a first step to finding_ways to preserve press_freedom._This report illustrates how_China tries to influence media_close to home.

In many respects, China’s_effort is_a natural_result of its growing influence in world affairs. After the Second_World War, the United States emerged_as a global superpower,_in contest_for_supremacy with the_Soviet_Union, and_tried to remake the world in its_image as_a capitalist democracy that championed press_freedom. Of course, not_all_that effort was successful or principled_considering CIA support for the overthrow_of democratically elected, left-leaning governments_and_U.S._support for oppressive dictatorships that_took harsh measures against journalists, including_in Taiwan. But_the United States established credible news agencies_such_as Voice of America and Radio_Free_Asia, aiming to promote fact-based news_as_a_selling point for liberal democracy._The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights,_and Labor in the Department of State institutionalized the_promotion of human_rights, including press freedom.

Journalists watch_a_live_image of Chinese President Xi Jinping giving a briefing at_the end_of the final_day of the Belt and Road Forum, at the media_center in Beijing on April 27, 2019._(AFP/Greg Baker)

China, meanwhile, is a champion of censorship and information control.