Tuesday, February 11, 2020

China Daily's non-compliance with U.S. Law

Lawmakers Demand Probe Into Media Collusion

"Lawmakers are calling on the Justice Department to launch a “full-fledged investigation” into China Daily after the Washington Free Beacon found that the propaganda outlet ignored federal law.

China Daily has spent millions to publish state-sanctioned propaganda in top American newspapers without complying with disclosure requirements for foreign agents, prompting Rep. Jim Banks (R., Ind.), Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.), and 33 other members of Congress to demand a probe into the outlet’s activities.

On Thursday, the group sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr asking that the Justice Department “promptly review and produce a report on China Daily’s compliance” with federal disclosure laws."

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