The German Edition of the Falun Gong-Affiliated 'Epoch Times' Aligns with the Far Right
On the eve of the German election Sunday, it’s no surprise that Russian state-funded media outlets are attacking German Chancellor Angela Merkel, sensationalizing migrant violence, and providing conciliatory coverage of far-right groups. Russia, after all, is now infamous for its attempts to disrupt Western countries by supporting populist movements. But in Germany, there’s a surprising new member of the right-wing media universe: the German-language web edition of the flagship newspaper of the Falun Gong, the vehemently anti-Beijing spiritual movement banned in China since 1999. American...
Source: chinafile.com