Morgan: Designation of Chinese Media Entities as Foreign Missions

Publisher 2 Washington DC ( STL.News ) Press Statement By Morgan Ortagus, Department Spokesperson: Over the past decade and particularly under General Secretary Xi Jinping ࢀ™s tenure, the CCP has reorganized Chinaࢀ™s state propaganda outlets disguised as news agencies and asserted even more direct control over them. He has stated ࢀœParty-owned media must. . . embody the partyࢀ™s will, safeguard the partyࢀ™s authority ࢀ¦ their actions must be highly consistent with the party.ࢀ In short, while Western media are beholden to the truth, PRC media are beholden to the Chinese Communist Party . Pursuant to authorities under the Foreign Missions…