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China's central propaganda department spends $10bn+ per year on overseas propaganda, it's no surprise that money is going somewhere.
by tristanj 9y ago
China's central propaganda department spends $10bn+ per year on overseas propaganda, it's no surprise that money is going somewhere.
- komali2 9y agoWell, I'd want to see a source for this, but my personal experience doesn't make it hard to believe that they'd be pumping out externally-facing propaganda. That being said, the changes can be felt on the ground level. Public dialog is changing about climate change.
- tristanj 9y agoThe $10bn figure is from 2 years ago, it's likely higher today https://www.ft.com/content/324d82c4-2d60-11e6-a18d-a96ab29e3c95?mhq5j=e5 https://www.ft.com/content/324d82c4-2d60-11e6-a18d-a96ab29e3...
- whooshee 9y agoFT itself is heavily invested by the Japanese.
- tristanj 9y agoYour point being? It's well known that China spends billions on overseas propaganda. The $10bn on propaganda has been reported in multiple outlets. Does the Nikkei Times article on it somehow make the figure untrue? Also, your entire comment history is just pro-China comments. Why is that the only topic you think is worth discussing on the site?
- whooshee 9y agoUSA, Russia, Japan, UK are all doing this kind of things, but the West would rephrase themselves as cultural exchange or blessedness transmitters just like they named their acts on Tahuantinsuyo, Congo etc as civilizing.
- tristanj 9y agoWhataboutism doesn't disprove the fact that China spends an unprecedented amount on overseas propaganda, more than any other country. The US, in comparison, spends about $666m per year on foreign public diplomacy. Why is China spending 15x more on overseas propaganda than any other country on earth?