The United States is concerned about the slow response of the West to the fact that China is spending more money than Russia itself to spread “toxic” disinformation about the war in Ukraine.
China spends billions of dollars supporting Russian propaganda narratives that are fully consistent with Russia’s rhetoric on Ukraine, especially in the “global south” countries. This was announced on February 28 by James Rubin, coordinator of the US State Department’s Center for Global Engagement, according to The Guardian.
The coordinator noted that Beijing operates globally and spends more money on disinformation than Moscow. China is repeating and spreading Russia’s theses “about the war started by NATO”.
Some countries in the global south cannot even admit that this is an invasion, let alone pick sides.
“The well has been poisoned. For some African countries, for some Asian countries, Ukraine is a war away. They think they are not getting enough attention from the West, period, from each and every one of them. That causes some to look at it.” war through this prism,” he stressed.
The West has been slow to respond to China, which has spent billions of dollars spreading “toxic” disinformation around the world.
Recall that yesterday, February 28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the People’s Republic of China from the very beginning has in many ways supported the war of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.
Recall that on February 28, the administration of Joe Biden said that the Chinese company Spacety, which was blacklisted by the United States, transmitted satellite images to Russian PMC Wagner fighters.
Earlier, on February 25, CIA director William Burns said that China is considering supplying deadly weapons to Russia. Washington is making efforts to block such aid to Moscow.
According to CNN on February 25, US intelligence believes Beijing is considering supplying the Russian Federation with kamikaze drones and small arms ammunition, but a final decision has not yet been made.
Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Department of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, said on February 27 that it is unlikely that China will agree to supply the Russian Armed Forces with weapons for the war in Ukraine. According to him, there is currently no evidence that such things are being discussed.
Source: Focus
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