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China’s attempts to woo foreign journalists and bloggers in bid to control conversation

Franz Gayl, a celebrated whistleblower and former Marine, is being investigated after attacking American policy on Taiwan in a Chinese government mouthpiece.

The U.S. government launched a counterintelligence investigation against Franz Gayl, suspending the 64-year-old’s security clearances while it seeks to determine whether the retired Marine major has been compromised.

2021-03-07 10:06:31 GMT2021-03-07 18:06:31(Beijing Time) Xinhua English BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday urged foreign journalists to make truthful and objective coverage of China. "Truthful, objective and fair stories will appeal to the people and can stand the scrutiny of history," Wang told a press conference, urging the media to stand by their professional ethics however the world changes. He spoke of Edgar Snow, a renowned U...

State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Meets the Press 2021/03/08 On 7 March 2021, a press conference was held via video link on the margins of the Fourth Session of the 13th National Peoples Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, during which State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi answered questions from Chinese and foreign media about Chinas foreign policy and external relations.     Wang Yi: Friends from the media, good afternoon. This year, we are again having a speci...