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If the Chinese want to control our media they're going to have to get one of their citizens to get US citizenship first. Only then can that token citizen build
by mullingitover 2y ago
If the Chinese want to control our media they're going to have to get one of their citizens to get US citizenship first. Only then can that token citizen build a media empire and engage in a massive, decades-long propaganda campaign against us.
- logicchains 2y agoThey'd also need to bribe lawmakers to add an exception to the foreign agents law that allows the Chinese to donate to people running for US office without needing to register as foreign agents.
- cma 2y agoThere are other ways to donate to nonpolitician social media owners who then donate to politicians or support through their algorithm Like allow an individual who owns a big media platform to have the first fully foreign owned auto factory in China. In Musk's case it was before the Twitter purchase so not saying that's what happened there, just that that kind of thing is an avenue.
- trescenzi 2y agoThe Australians have already accomplished this. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Murdoch https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Murdoch
- t-writescode 2y agoAs was repeated over, and over, and over again, the CEO of TikTok is Singaporean.
- km3r 2y agoAnd you are being entirely pedantic or uninformed if you do not understand that the CCP controls TikTok with mechanisms like Golden Shares.
- maxglute 2y ago> US citizenship first Li Hongzhi / EpocheTimes intensifies.