China has recently been involved in several on-stage disputes with the BBC, and on February 12 the Chinese State Administration of Radio and Television announced that it would not allow the BBC World News to remain in China and would not accept its application for a new year. In response, the media reported that China had orchestrated a campaign of attacks from abroad, using Western social media in January and February to discredit the BBC and discredit its coverage.
The Guardian reported that the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, an Australian think tank, pointed out in a report that the BBC broadcast a report in early February about “systematic rape” in Xinjiang re-Education camps. After the BBC broadcast an investigative report on “systematic rape” in Xinjiang’s re-education camps in early February, China used propaganda to discredit the BBC, distracting international attention and regaining narrative dominance. The report also emphasizes that these Chinese propaganda activities are largely conducted outside of China.
The researchers investigated the articles attacking the BBC and found that they were mainly uploaded on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube by the Chinese Foreign Ministry or official media accounts or by pro-Beijing government figures, and then amplified through the Internet.
The study describes three main methods of attack: first, articles claiming that the BBC “biasedly disseminates false information” and that even readers in the UK do not believe their reports; second, articles that heavily take and amplify criticism of the BBC from other commentators in the UK and abroad; and third, winning by volume, with researchers The researchers recorded that between the beginning of this year and February 17 alone, a total of 50 Chinese diplomatic units and official media outlets combined to mention the BBC at least 250 times.
The think tank notes that while these attacks are not new, they are growing in intensity and involving more participants, and that the Chinese Communist Party has previously mobilized to amplify false information about the Epidemic and spread it widely among audiences.
China’s State Administration of Radio and Television (SARFT) announced on February 12 that it would not allow BBC World News to continue to operate in China and would not accept its application for a new year because it considered the BBC’s previous reports on the epidemic in China and human rights in Xinjiang to be biased and inaccurate. In response, the BBC expressed disappointment with China’s move, stressing that it upholds the principle of impartiality in its reporting around the world.
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