Post by account_disabled on Mar 5, 2024 3:57:52 GMT
Videos of Italians applauding raise suspicions of Chinese propaganda. Days after China announced it would send medical supplies to help the Italian state in its most difficult hours, Chinese state media released a report showing Italians on balconies and in the streets, clapping for the Chinese national anthem. "In this community with a common future, we share prosperity and misery together," Hua Chunying, a senior Chinese government official and director general of the country's Information Department, tweeted on March 15. On the same day, Zhao Lijian, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman and the man who suggested the US military may have brought the Covid-19 virus to Wuhan, posted a video of Italians applauding from their balconies for China.
"In Rome, with the Chinese anthem in the Cambodia Telegram Number Data background, the Italians chanted "Grazie Cina! "Across the balconies everyone clapped together," he tweeted. An analysis of the videos by the FT alongside two Italian fact-checking and manipulation experts raises concerns about their authenticity, adding to concerns about Chinese disinformation in Europe. Last month, Beijing warned the EU against publicly accusing it of spreading propaganda during the coronavirus crisis. Images of Italians cheering Beijing on from their balconies coincide with China's efforts to reshape the world's narrative about Covid-19, at a time when its government is vulnerable to accusations that it manipulated the results in Wuhan.
Italy has become a big prize for China," said Nathalie Tocci, director of the Rome-based Institute for International Affairs, pointing to Italy's decision to become the first G7 country to sign up to the country's infrastructure plan. China. Read also: NATO massive submarine exercise in the Mediterranean Vucic supports Chinese claims on Taiwan – analysts see parallels with Kosovo "When Italy became the first country in Europe to be hit by Covid-19, it created a very good opportunity for China to use the situation to fade the negative image that was created for it, coming to the aid of Italy ". The aid, which was shown on many Chinese state television stations, was well received by Italian politicians.
"In Rome, with the Chinese anthem in the Cambodia Telegram Number Data background, the Italians chanted "Grazie Cina! "Across the balconies everyone clapped together," he tweeted. An analysis of the videos by the FT alongside two Italian fact-checking and manipulation experts raises concerns about their authenticity, adding to concerns about Chinese disinformation in Europe. Last month, Beijing warned the EU against publicly accusing it of spreading propaganda during the coronavirus crisis. Images of Italians cheering Beijing on from their balconies coincide with China's efforts to reshape the world's narrative about Covid-19, at a time when its government is vulnerable to accusations that it manipulated the results in Wuhan.
Italy has become a big prize for China," said Nathalie Tocci, director of the Rome-based Institute for International Affairs, pointing to Italy's decision to become the first G7 country to sign up to the country's infrastructure plan. China. Read also: NATO massive submarine exercise in the Mediterranean Vucic supports Chinese claims on Taiwan – analysts see parallels with Kosovo "When Italy became the first country in Europe to be hit by Covid-19, it created a very good opportunity for China to use the situation to fade the negative image that was created for it, coming to the aid of Italy ". The aid, which was shown on many Chinese state television stations, was well received by Italian politicians.