“China’s larger strategic goals, under which all of this rolls up, are to convince the world and make the world feel comfortable in China’s ascendancy.”
Chinese state propaganda is trying to shift the blame for the pandemic away from China and paint the country as a responsible global leader, according to Somerville, Massachusetts–based“China’s larger strategic goals, under which all of this rolls up, are to convince the world and make the world feel comfortable in China’s ascendancy,” Priscilla Moriuchi, director of strategic threat development at Recorded Future, told BuzzFeed News.
News about COVID-19 first made an appearance on state media on Jan. 9, the same day the World Health Organization announced that it was a new virus, and at first focused on updates on the progression of the outbreak. Then, on Feb. 11, as the virus began its spread to Western countries, the accounts began to shift blame for the pandemic away from China.
“What they’ve chosen to do is reframe his role as a hero,” Moriuchi said. “Someone who attempted to bang the drum at the local level.” “It’s very rare for a Chinese [state media] account to be very explicit in the comment they’re trying to make,” she said. “In a way, Chinese messaging is more insidious because it’s a trickle.”
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