By — P. J. Tobia P. J. Tobia Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/podcast-chinese-government-gets-messages-americas-airwaves Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Podcast: How the Chinese government gets its messages on America’s airwaves World Nov 5, 2015 3:20 PM EDT This is a podcast. That you listen to. Click on this link to subscribe. As China’s economy has exploded like a nitroglycerin firecracker, a campaign of positive messaging has emanated from Beijing. » Subscribe in iTunes » Subscribe using RSS This week, a Reuters investigation uncovered what it calls a “covert radio network” of “China-friendly news” engineered by the Chinese government. China watchers say the effort is part of a government strategy to combat global criticism of human rights abuses. This week on our Shortwave podcast, we speak with John Shiffman, who was part of the Reuters team that investigated the Chinese radio initiative, as well as David Shambaugh of George Washington University, author of the book “China Goes Global.” Shambaugh puts the Reuters story in context of what he calls China’s “soft power push.” Also, this is a podcast. That you listen to. Click on the link above. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — P. J. Tobia P. J. Tobia P.J. Tobia is a Foreign Affairs Producer at PBS NewsHour, covering the Middle East and North Africa. He is also the host and producer of the foreign affairs podcast "Shortwave." Prior to this Tobia spent two years in Afghanistan covering Afghan politics, life and the U.S.-led war. @PJTobia
This is a podcast. That you listen to. Click on this link to subscribe. As China’s economy has exploded like a nitroglycerin firecracker, a campaign of positive messaging has emanated from Beijing. » Subscribe in iTunes » Subscribe using RSS This week, a Reuters investigation uncovered what it calls a “covert radio network” of “China-friendly news” engineered by the Chinese government. China watchers say the effort is part of a government strategy to combat global criticism of human rights abuses. This week on our Shortwave podcast, we speak with John Shiffman, who was part of the Reuters team that investigated the Chinese radio initiative, as well as David Shambaugh of George Washington University, author of the book “China Goes Global.” Shambaugh puts the Reuters story in context of what he calls China’s “soft power push.” Also, this is a podcast. That you listen to. Click on the link above. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now