Austin Bay: Communist China’s calculated lies and calculated buys
China knows how to curry below-the-radar favor with international political figures, bureaucrats and opinion leaders then, when a problem develops threatening Chinese Communist Party interests, use covert influence to stifle criticism or delay a response.
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China knows how to curry below-the-radar favor with international political figures, bureaucrats and opinion leaders then, when a problem develops threatening Chinese Communist Party interests, use covert influence to stifle criticism or delay a response.
The most pernicious example of Chinese covert influence in action is the World Health Organization’s failure in January and February 2020 to demand Beijing provide a full and accurate accounting of the COVID-19/Wuhan virus epidemic in China, including its origin. Instead, WHO spouted medical nostrums and accepted China’s evasions (lies).
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor’s PR now run by former Times political editor Adam Smith Charlie Frago, Tampa Bay Times
TAMPA A familiar face and byline to anyone who follows Florida politics will soon be on news releases, YouTube videos and television in a new role: Adam Smith has been hired as Mayor Jane Castor’s communication director.
Smith, 56, begins work Thursday. And he said his main focus will be telling all the good stories that Florida’s third-largest city has to offer.
There are more than he knew before taking the job, Smith said Wednesday.
“My job is to help the city tell as many good stories as possible,” he said.
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China knows how to curry below-the-radar favor with international political figures, bureaucrats and opinion leaders, then, when a problem develops threatening Chinese Communist Party interests, use covert influence to stifle criticism or delay a response.
The most pernicious example of Chinese covert influence in action is the World Health Organization s failure in January and February 2020 to demand Beijing provide a full and accurate accounting of the COVID-19/Wuhan virus epidemic in China, including its origin. Instead, WHO spouted medical nostrums and accepted China s evasions (lies).
China ego-stroked WHO officials and created sympathizers by funding research trips. The tactic is called elite capture. Beijing developed a close relationship with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and supported his appointment, even though he isn t a medical doctor. In late January 2020, Tedros was still praising China s commitment to transparency.
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