Chinese govt buys media influence by paying millions to US dailies, magazines: Report


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Flags of China and US | Photo Credit: AP, File Image Washington DC: China's propaganda outlet China Daily paid millions to prominent US newspapers and magazines in the last six months to buy media influence, an independent analyst reported citing documents filed with the US Justice Department. According to disclosures made by the justice department, the state-run English-language newspaper China Daily paid several hundred thousand dollars to prominent American publications like Time magazine and Foreign Policy magazine in a span of six-month. As many as USD 700,000 was paid to Time magazine; USD 371,577 to the Financial Times; USD 291,000...