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Panaji: A US diplomatic cable obtained by US Right to Know through a public record request exposes China’s Covid-19 messaging strategy—bucking up domestic confidence and shifting blame. The US Diplomatic Cable dated 6March2020, from the US Embassy in Beijing, revealed that:“China propaganda authorities use a spectrum of narrative approaches to craft news coverage, commentary, and descriptions of China’s response to Covid-19. Ensuring that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and PRC government are seen to be responsive, in control, and winning against this fight is paramount. In practice, these positive messages are often mixed with neutral and negative messages. Neutral stories...
