Inside China's Influencer Propaganda Machine Vantage with Palki Sharma
Inside China's Influencer Propaganda Machine | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G
Inside China's Influencer Propaganda Machine | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G
Capitalism meets communism in China's latest propaganda twist. The Chinese government is now recruiting Western social media influencers for lavish, all-expense-paid trips to the country. Their mission? To livestream the 'real China', but not the one with surveillance, repression, or human rights abuses. This is 'Influencer Diplomacy'. It is part of Beijing's global narrative war, much like several other countries.
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