Chinese propaganda for foreign consumption is all hamfisted too. Not nearly as sophisticated as what VOA or the big European state-run broadcasters put out.
True, I'll watch some CGTN and CCTV videos and it is very obviously state-run propaganda, which is going to turn off most western viewers. China is a massive and rich country, they've gotta be able to get someone who understands how to effectively propagandize westerners. I saw one of those little segments they run in between news shows that's like a commercial for the network and tbh it looked like an SNL skit. The white people had really weird makeup on that made them look like androids and they said something like "I'm an American but I live in China and I'm bringing you the news". Any normal american who saw that would immediately think it was bizarre unless they were like 75.
Chinese propaganda for foreign consumption is all hamfisted too. Not nearly as sophisticated as what VOA or the big European state-run broadcasters put out.
True, I'll watch some CGTN and CCTV videos and it is very obviously state-run propaganda, which is going to turn off most western viewers. China is a massive and rich country, they've gotta be able to get someone who understands how to effectively propagandize westerners. I saw one of those little segments they run in between news shows that's like a commercial for the network and tbh it looked like an SNL skit. The white people had really weird makeup on that made them look like androids and they said something like "I'm an American but I live in China and I'm bringing you the news". Any normal american who saw that would immediately think it was bizarre unless they were like 75.