For example, I'm now looking at a story about a journo, Zhang Zhan being jailed for her reporting on the virus in Wuhan.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/1228/1186687-china-covid19-coronavirus/

I'm more than willing to believe that this did happen, but I'm also sceptical as the main source I can find is some French news wire.

  • Nebbit [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Worth noting they also source the Washington based CHRD (Chinese Human Rights Defenders) which in 2015 received 99.94% of their $800k+ funding from government grants, as well as $520,000 in 2012 from the National Endowment for Democracy - a group founded by Reagan with links to the CIA - and $490,000 in 2012.

    The Grayzone has some details on the NED here: https://thegrayzone.com/2018/08/23/un-did-not-report-china-internment-camps-uighur-muslims/