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The house just passed $1.6B spending bill for the production of anti-china propaganda. This isn't necessarily a result of that, but I'd imagine some of the wei
by cwkoss 2y ago
The house just passed $1.6B spending bill for the production of anti-china propaganda. This isn't necessarily a result of that, but I'd imagine some of the weird rumors you hear are manufactured by US intelligence/state dept.
- testernews 2y agosource?
- slater 2y agoLooks like it might be this? https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1157 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1157
- bloomingkales 2y agoWhat in god’s name are you talking about? https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1157/text https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1157... Oh. Had to look it up. (6) to expose misinformation and disinformation of the Chinese Communist Party’s or the Government of the People’s Republic of China’s propaganda, including through programs carried out by the Global Engagement Center; and (7) to counter efforts by the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People’s Republic of China to legitimize or promote authoritarian ideology and governance models. ——- Feels like the defense sector is determined to make China a perpetual enemy.
- dr_dshiv 2y agoIt’s a real drag. We need to step up competence, not fight a war. Viewing China as an enemy vs a strategic competitor leads to bad policy. Like it is killing ASML right now…