China’s pro-Russia propaganda exposed by online activists
by Lorenzo Tondo and Vincent Ni from World news | The Guardian on (#5Z24G)
Mistranslations falsely blame Ukrainians for atrocities perpetrated by Russian forces against civilians
A number of Chinese government-linked media outlets and pro-Russia social media accounts are spreading pro-Kremlin sentiment on the Chinese internet by mistranslating or manipulating international news about the war in Ukraine.
In response, online, anonymous volunteers - such as those under the Twitter account Great Translation Movement - have exposed China's pro-Russia propaganda by highlighting mistranslations that falsely blame Ukrainian troops for bombings and atrocities perpetrated by Russian forces against civilians.
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