Close ties allow Russian propaganda to spread swiftly through China, report claims
A cyber monitoring group says Chinese sources are amplifying Russian disinformation and linking Ukrainian nazism' to the Hong Kong protests
Close ties between Russian and Chinese state media along with strict government control of information have allowed Russian propaganda to spread swiftly throughout China, nazifying" Ukraine in the eyes of some Chinese citizens and fostering pro-Russian sentiment, a new report has claimed.
Taiwan-based cyber monitoring group, Doublethink Labs, tracked state and social media from mid-February until late March. It said Chinese sources were amplifying Russian disinformation about Ukraine and linking Ukrainian nazism to the Hong Kong protests to encourage solidarity between Russian and Chinese people against foreign forces interfering with internal affairs".
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