Image-Conscious China Appoints New Global Propaganda Czar

August 22nd, 2018

Speaking of images, Chinese internment camps visible from space.

Via: U.S. News/AP:

China’s increasingly image-conscious government has appointed a trusted member of the ruling Communist Party to head up its international propaganda operation.

Former top internet regulator Xu Lin will be in charge of efforts to portray China as a progressive force for good in the world at a time when it’s facing criticism over its allegedly unfair trading practices, human rights abuses and militarization of island claims in the South China Sea.

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