Media

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Supporting Evidence

Many Taiwanese media would censor themselves on topics that might be critical to the Chinese government in order to receive contracts of embedded advertisement or for their benefits in China. Some pro-China media were already exposed of their illegal embedded advertisements from the Chinese government sectors. Want Want China, the subsidiary company of Want Wang Group, received high subsidy from the Chinese government. Both TVBS and China Times have been invested by oversea Chinese fund or bought by pro-Chinese business. Even the media with stronger Taiwanese identity, they still need to surrender to the business opportunities on advertisements, capitals and release market and censor themselves. The Taiwanese media have to compromise on the content of the news and programs. For instance, in 2009, the management level of Formosa TV refused to brought and broadcast 10 Conditions of Love, the documentary film of exile Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer. In 2012, SET News Channel closed down the popular political commentary show “Talking Show", reportedly due to the pressure from the National Radio and Television Administration in China. In 2009 to 2014, the news coverage of Tiananmen Massacre in SET News has apparently declined. In the 2020 Country Report on Human Rights Practices of US States Department, officials in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) influenced Taiwan media outlets through pressure on the business interests of their parent companies in the PRC. Taiwan journalists reported difficulty publishing content critical of the PRC, alleging that PRC authorities had pressured Taiwan businesses with operations in China to refrain from advertising with Taiwan media outlets which published such material. To punish Taiwan media outlets deemed too critical of PRC policies or actions, the PRC would subject their journalists to heightened scrutiny at Chinese ports of entry or deny them entry to China. PRC actors also targeted the computers and mobile phones of Taiwan journalists for cyberattacks.

1. https://whogovernstw.org/2019/05/27/jawnianhuang9/
2. https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/taiwan/

Answered by Lee Penghsuan, and has been reviewed by Pu Lin

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Supporting Evidence

1. https://gestion.pe/economia/peru-defiende-china-criticas-ee-uu-influencia-region-226664-noticia/
2. https://elcomercio.pe/luces/libros/mario-vargas-llosa-y-su-bitacora-de-batallas-china-es-la-ultima-noticia/

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

See below links.

1. https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/activists-experts-and-policy-makers-speak-out-on-chinese-state-influence-in-canada-1.5407770
2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/how-an-attempted-canadian-kowtow-to-china-backfired/2021/04/15/fa887e3e-9e2a-11eb-8005-bffc3a39f6d3_story.html

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by PSA Team

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Supporting Evidence

That's because China is seen as an strategic ally by the military and all the major political parties.

1. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2277757/media-an-engine-for-cpec-development

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

1. https://archive.ph/pui0L

Answered by Nathan Attrill, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

1. https://archive.ph/wip/s8bZh
2. https://archive.ph/wip/RIRnW

Answered by Nathan Attrill, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

There are information about media experiencing cyber attack due to its negative publication on Uyghur, such as Republika

1. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-china-persuaded-one-muslim-nation-to-keep-silent-on-xinjiang-camps-11576090976

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

A weekly column in the South African newspaper, which forms part of the Independent Media Group, was canceled due to the discussion of the Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.

1. https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/14/china-is-buying-african-medias-silence/

Answered by Amanda Strydom, and has been reviewed by Chris Roper and Joyce Lin

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Supporting Evidence

See page 11 in the below link [of USSC]. I would imagine that some publications, writers and academics exercise self-censorship in their treatment of the PRC. Link

1. https://www.uscc.gov/sites/default/files/Sarah%20Cook%20May%204th%202017%20USCC%20testimony.pdf
2. https://archives.cjr.org/feature/bloombergs_folly.php

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by PSA Team

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Supporting Evidence

An article about the Philippines accusing Facebook of censoring pro-government content: Link

1. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-duterte-facebook-idUSKBN26K1AU
2. https://www.reuters.com/world/china/philippines-duterte-defends-purchase-chinese-covid-19-vaccine-2021-01-13/
3. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/29/dutertes-mix-message-on-south-china-sea-dispute-draws-criticism

Supplementary Notes

A network of accounts traced back from China and Philippines was banned by Facebook when “a coordinated inauthentic behaviour” was detected which was accounted as a support to the anti-communism stance. There are also multiple events where critical claim towards PRC were defended by the government officials, some issues include the West Philippine Sea, COVID vaccine, and travel ban of people coming from China among others.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

• … The value of Chinese support was on display in the run-up to national elections held in July 2018, when the CPP launched a severe crackdown on its opponents, shuttering critical media outlets and arresting opposition politicians and human rights defenders. Link • The unravelling has paralleled a crackdown on the opposition party, which was dissolved in November, prompting Western countries to pull funding for the vote. The combative Cambodia Daily closed in September under the weight of a massive tax bill believed to be politically motivated, while the US-backed Radio Free Asia was shuttered and two of its reporters arrested two months later. Link • 72 Cambodian journalists threatened with violence in 2020 Link

1. https://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/chinese_malign_influence_report.pdf
2. https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/1478013/with-cambodias-free-press-under-fire-china-model-makes-inroads
3. https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/philippines-cambodia-struggle-press-freedom-china-amps-influence
4. https://www.ucanews.com/news/72-cambodian-journalists-threatened-with-violence-in-2020/91942

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

The lecturer interviewed mentioned that he had spoken to a Ghanaian journalist who was extremely pro china and added that some media outlets with partnership with China will hardly publish anything that will be critical of the Chinese government. This is especially the case for the Finder newspaper which has an exclusive media content partnership with Xinhua news agency.

1. https://freedomhouse.org/country/ghana/beijings-global-media-influence/2022

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

1. https://apnews.com/article/budapest-hungary-viktor-orban-newspapers-europe-39028d9c44b64e08a6609b60a8bf7a13
2. https://cmds.ceu.edu/article/2019-08-08/report-establishment-kesma-exacerbates-overall-risk-media-pluralism-hungary
3. https://hungarytoday.hu/govt-backs-right-wing-media-firm/
4. https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/10/13/china-s-influence-in-southeastern-central-and-eastern-europe-vulnerabilities-and-resilience-in-four-countries-pub-85415
5. https://carnegieendowment.org/files/202110-Brattberg_et_al_EuropeChina_final.pdf

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by Kristína Kironská

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Supporting Evidence

China blocks Twitter and Facebook but its official media and diplomats use the platforms to spread Chinese views and combat critics. Link

1. https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/thailand-infowars-05132021072939.html

Supplementary Notes

I am unable to access Asia Nikkei and South China Morning Post where some indicative information are found. More info may be available in the local media.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

• Astro is the member of the Belt and Road Media Community, therefore it is more likely that their TV channels do not publish/telecast news/updates which are critical to PRC. …Chinese officials have also recently indicated a willingness to interfere in domestic Malaysian affairs to defend the diaspora. In response to pro-government protests that denounced ethnic-Chinese Malaysian leaders in 2015, China’s ambassador warned that China would not sit on the sidelines if others infringed “on the national interest of China.” Pro-China tycoons also own large portions of Malaysia’s Chinese-language media. For example, the Star newspaper, owned by the MCA, has sought to curry favor with the CCP by regularly praising Chinese officials. Link Malaysian journalist charged over China coronavirus posts Link

1. https://www.iri.org/sites/default/files/chinese_malign_influence_report.pdf
2. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/malaysian-journalist-charged-over-china-coronavirus-posts-12397286

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

1. https://www.iai.it/sites/default/files/iaip2143.pdf
2. https://www.ilfoglio.it/politica/2019/03/23/news/la-solidarieta-della-politica-sulle-minacce-cinesi-alla-giornalista-del-foglio-il-silenzio-di-lega-e-m5s-245020/
3. https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1703991493660074818&wfr=spider&for=pc

Supplementary Notes

In 2021 some Italian media including: Classeditori、「希肖内传媒集团」、「日報」（might be dailyonline.it）、Money.it、「"意大利新闻在线" 母集团亚特兰尼斯集团」sent regards to the Chinese Communist Party for its 100th anniversary. This might be signal that some self-censorship takes place in these media (see URL3 above) .

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Sorin Ionita

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Supporting Evidence

After a columnist express critical views on China and the Chinese Embassy replied, the newspaper’s CEO offered apologies to China.

1. https://www.uypress.net/Politica/El-Pais-debio-pedir-disculpas-a-la-embajada-de-China-por-articulo-discriminatorio-de-Ricardo-Reilly-uc103240

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.

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Supporting Evidence

Though there have been constant accusations (article 1) that the Moon government is restricting free speech through the legislation of several fake news-related bills, Korea was still ranked #1 (article 2) in Asia in freedom of speech. I don’t think there are overt censoring that takes place, but I would be surprised if there is absolutely no implicit pressure from senior members of media groups and the government. It would be hard to locate hard evidence of the existence of such pressure. Amid heightened anti-China sentiment in Korea, there have been a lot of media reports (article 3) critical of the Chinese government and China in general, so there isn’t any widespread, active censoring of anti-Chinese gov’t reporting.

1. https://www.mk.co.kr/news/politics/view/2021/08/790904/
2. http://www.mediatoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=213020
3. https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/A2021072214120000180

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by PSA Team

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Supporting Evidence

Outright censorship is rare and hard to prove.

Answered by Didi Kirsten Tatlow, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

UK outlets by and large do not censor to appease the PRC. The only example of censorship by UK media outlets at the request of the PRC was in 2019, when the British GQ put President Xi on its ‘worst dressed’ list, and then later removed any reference to him following online backlash.

1. https://www.buzzfeed.com/markdistefano/gq-worst-dressed-removal

Answered by Hannah Bailey, and has been reviewed by Martin Thorley and Sam Hogg

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Supporting Evidence

Denouncing the views critical of the PRC government, e.g. The Beirut-based Islam Times published: “The US investigation into the origins of Covid-19 is a "futile and unscientific ploy" to blame China” Link

1. http://arabic.people.com.cn/n3/2021/0902/c31662-9891482.html

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili

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Supporting Evidence

1. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-turkey-idUSKBN1AJ1BV
2. https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-01-14/Turkey-promises-not-to-allow-anti-China-activities-in-Turkey-MOFA-16OukcP0AIo/index.html

Supplementary Notes

Even though there are no public incidents regarding censorship of media reports on China, Chinese authorities complained about anti-China media activities in Turkey to Turkish officials. The Turkish Foreign Minister promised his Chinese counterpart to eliminate anti-China media reports. Therefore, the censorship usually happens in the auto-censorship model especially at state media and pro-government media.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

It was usually "The Hindu" which is run by Narasimhan Ram and under his leadership, there have been anecdotal stories of censoring views critical of the PRC government. However, after his stepping down as Editor-in-chief in 2012, such cases are not visible. However, as he is still the Chairman of the Kasturi & Sons Limited and publisher of 'The Hindu' and group publications, the underlying advertise shows the support for PRC government.

1. https://tfipost.com/2021/07/n-rams-love-for-china-at-its-full-romantic-glory-a-full-page-advertorial-for-ccp-centennial-celebration/

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Lhakpa Kyizom

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Supporting Evidence

1. https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00ZHWQ.pdf

Supplementary Notes

Some of the journalists who have had training or visited China said they would not be critical about China in their reportage.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

Interview with local journalists established no evidence of media outlets exercising censorship on critical views against China. However, state-owned media would avoid airing and/or publishing such negative information against PRC government due to the historical ties between the ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and the Chinese Communist party.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

This was the case among state-owned media outlets. We are yet to see if this continues after Zambia changed government in 2021

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 3 anonymous experts.

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Supporting Evidence

In this article, it is suggested that Finnish media may have been promoting Finnish businesses by avoiding to upset the Chinese government but the only supportive reference cited is Mari Manninen's 2019 book

1. https://researchportal.tuni.fi/en/publications/silence-is-golden-finnish-chinese-relations-and-freedom-of-speech

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by Richard Turcsányi

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Supporting Evidence

The is no overt censorship of views critical of the PRC in Singapore. However, media often takes a pro-PRC angle in reporting, especially the Chinese-language media. The English-language media can be more critical on occasion.

Supplementary Notes

There was a report by the SCMP that the Lianhe Zaobao took down a report critical of the PRC's wolf warrior diplomacy. According the to the SCMP: Chu’s comments were first reported on July 15 by Lianhe Zaobao, a Chinese-language daily newspaper in Singapore, and were widely picked up by local and foreign media outlets in Hong Kong and Taiwan. But the newspaper deleted the report from its website the next day, after Chu received warnings from a high level that the Chinese foreign ministry was dismayed, according to a journalist at the newspaper. Neither the newspaper nor Chu responded to requests for comment. Link However, subsequent check from Singapore and overseas locations revealed that the report was still available here: Link

1. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3144269/wolf-vs-panda-china-crossroads-over-how-spread-its-global
2. https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/china/story20210715-1169151

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

Not Found

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili and Tinatin Khidasheli

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Supporting Evidence

NO Evidence Found.

Answered by Bakytbek Satybekov, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili and Mariam Usenashvili

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Supporting Evidence

Not Found

Answered by Tatiana Sedova, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili

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Supporting Evidence

Not Found

Answered by Artak Kyurumyan, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili and Mariam Usenashvili

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Supporting Evidence

No Evidence Found

Answered by Umedjon Majidi, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili

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Supporting Evidence

There is no evidence of this.

Answered by Cathy Wamaitha, and has been reviewed by Allan Cheboi

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence

Answered by Eromosele John Aitokhuehi, and has been reviewed by Lekan Otufodunrin

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence

Answered by Christian Ngnie, and has been reviewed by Fadel Thior

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence was found of Brazilian media that have censored criticism of the PRC government.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence of incidents of media outlets censoring critical views of the PRC government.

Answered by Eloisa Larrea Montaño, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.

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Supporting Evidence

Interview (April 28, 2021) with journalist who participated in a Chinese programme in 2018, sponsored and paid for by the PRC. The interviewee confirmed that there has been no incidents related to media outlets censoring critics to the PRC. Actually, he stated that there is a wide range of critical views in local media, but the PRC representatives in Argentina have not showed reaction to these views.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.

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Supporting Evidence

Interviews with a journalist of an important media holding and with an independent journalist. Both asked for source confidentiality. The people consulted stated that there is no reference to this.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.

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Supporting Evidence

The only form of information control detected is that when a Chinese authority accepts an interview or to be mentioned in an article, they only agree to give their statement without any questionings or counter-questions.

1. http://cl.chineseembassy.org/chn/sgxw/t1636865.htm
2. https://www.pauta.cl/internacional/la-ofensiva-mediatica-china-traves-del-grupo-de-medios-de-china

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

There are no known cases of this occurring. Had there been, and given the state of media competition in Colombia, the affected journalist would have likely revealed the pressure in a rival media outlet. Instead, and as mentioned before, Colombian media openly report negative news, opinions, and editorials on China. The referenced academic article above explores how Colombian media has studied China in both a positive and negative light.

1. https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/chnaquar2012&div=12&id=&page=
2. https://www.asuntoslegales.com.co/analisis/gabriel-ibarra-pardo-558821/la-entrega-de-colombia-a-la-republica-popular-china-3082937

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence found.

Supplementary Notes

There’s no evidence that this indicator has appeared in Mexico.

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence was found on the indicator. This is highly unlikely in Venezuela since most media outlets are either controlled or pressured to self-censor by local authorities. There is no need for either the PRC or local authorities and media outlets to censor views critical of the PRC.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Not Found

Answered by Maiko Ichihara, and has been reviewed by PSA Team

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence of that.

Answered by Frank Jüris, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence of that available.

Answered by Tobiáš Lipold and 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Martin Hála

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Supporting Evidence

There is no available data of such incidents.

Answered by Tobiáš Lipold, Amina Celikovic, Selma Asceric, Darko Brkan, Emir Velic, Semir Dzebo, Aldin Karahasanovic and Emir Muric, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No Evidence Found.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili

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Supporting Evidence

No Evidence Found.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili

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Not Found

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Not Found

Answered by Edval Zoto, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Not Found

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence found.

Answered by Una Berzina-Cherenkova, and has been reviewed by Salome Svanidze

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence found.

Supplementary Notes

The regime's approach to the internet is no different from its approach toward TV, radio and newspapers. It is deeply paranoid about free media, and its efforts to strangle free speech online are extensive, using both threats and coercive action against journalists and activists who try to work within the country, and blocking many websites hosted abroad. Link

1. https://www.crisisgroup.org/europe-central-asia/central-asia/uzbekistan/internet-censorship-uzbekistan

Answered by Farkhad Tolipov, and has been reviewed by Salome Svanidze

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Supporting Evidence

Interview with the Director of Information Service at the Gambian Ministry of Information suggests this has not been the case in the Gambia.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Not Found

Answered by Filip Noubel, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

We haven't seen such examples of censorship. There are instances of criticism of China on the pressure: the human rights violations in Uyghur. (see below URL 2) This is important to Bangladeshis as it is a predominantly Muslim nations and some religious scholars criticize China for its handling of Muslims in Uyghur. Some people also critiqued China for its role during the Bangladesh liberation war. (see below URL 1)

1. https://www.bahumatrik.com/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%82-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE/92214
2. https://en.dhakapost.com/national/1523
3. https://www.studyinternational.com/news/chinas-borders-international-students/

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No censorship of views critical of China has been detected, but one of Lithuania's most prominent media outlets had to retract its statements on Huawei as a result of a lost court case back in 2019.

1. https://www.huawei.com/au/facts/voices-of-huawei/court-orders-lithuanian-news-outlet-to-retract-false-statements-on-huawei

Answered by Konstantinas Andrijauskas, and has been reviewed by Vida Macikenaite and Linas Didvalis

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Not Found

Supplementary Notes

No evidence to suggest otherwise.

Answered by Rumena Filipova and Mirela Petkova, and has been reviewed by Matej Šimalčík

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Not Found

Supplementary Notes

No evidence to suggest otherwise.

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by Alfred Gerstl

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Supporting Evidence

There is no evidence for this claim.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Alfred Gerstl

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence exists to suggest otherwise.

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by Richard Turcsányi

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Not Found

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Not Found

Supplementary Notes

There are no known cases of media censoring views critical of China, but we have provided a somewhat lower confidence level as it is impossible to be certain that such pressure has not been exertd behind the scenes, even if we believe that it is unlikely.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

So far no such public censoring of voices because there is lack of views critical of PRC/ views about the PRC in general. Medias in Afghanistan are very much concentrated on reporting about conflicts and since the PRC has very low presence in the country it is not reported much.

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

There is no censoring views critical of the PRC government because there is no independent media outlets. Medias in Turkmenistan are instruments of the state and thus all views on the PRC are in following state policy.

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Not Found

Supplementary Notes

No hay evidencia sobre este tipo de incidentes en Costa Rica.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No se han reportado, incluso se puede observar el caso del periodista y hoy asambleísta Fernando Villavicencio, que no ha sufrido presiones, ni censuras de media outlets pese a fuertes denuncias realizadas.

1. https://bit.ly/3zb6XGC

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No se pudo identificar ningún caso concreto de censura por parte de un medio en este sentido.

1. https://bit.ly/38wh520

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

We did not discover any evidence that journalists or media outlets are censoring views critical of the PRC government

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Sorin Ionita

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Supporting Evidence

Not Found

1. https://cji.md/en/moldovan-press-status-index-for-2021/

Supplementary Notes

China is very rarely a subject on the mainstream media, or present on the pubic agenda and the Moldovan Press Status Index for 2021 does not list any such cases. However, media owned by pro-Russian politicians and businessman in general avoid covering stories that portray China in a bad light. This conclusion is based on our previous monitoring of pro-Russian media in Moldova.

Answered by Eugen Muravschi, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Not Found

Supplementary Notes

There were several channels (ZIK, 112 Ukraine, NewsOne) which were more positive on China but there is no information that media in Ukraine censored views critical of the PRC

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No sources found, seems very unlikely

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Sorin Ionita

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Supporting Evidence

No Evidence Found.

Answered by Gubad Ibadoghlu and Vusal Guliyev, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence found.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Salome Svanidze

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Supporting Evidence

I could find no evidence.

Supplementary Notes

There might have been some cases but I could find no evidence.

Answered by Hernan Alberro, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No such incident occurred. The thing is that those issues that could be harmfull for the PRC governments (human rights, Tibet, Uygurs, and so on) are issues of no importance or interest in Nicaragua. So there is no media coverage of such issues.

Answered by Hernan Alberro, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

The comment does not have a link to evidence, however the reviewer indicated that state media would avoid views critical to the PRC as the Ethiopian government is seeking to boost relations with them.

Answered by Jean Githae, and has been reviewed by Tolera Gemta

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Supplementary Notes

Skip this question because I don’t have any evidence for this argument, but I believe the answer is “yes”. For security reasons and keep good relationship with China, some news related to China need to be carefully censor such as border and sea disputes.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by PSA Team

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence of such incidents.

Supplementary Notes

The question was skipped as I do not have knowledge about internal affairs of the editorial process in the media outlets. There no cases known to me of the media in Poland censoring the information on China. The answer could be 0. However the editorial process is an internal affair of media outlet and I could not assume with full certainty that there were actually cases of articles to be blocked or edited in order to avoid the complains or pressure from Chinese embassy or other PRC entities. If the answer to this question can be given considering the uncertainty surrounding the internal editorial process then the answer would be 0, with confidence level 60% and grade for effort = 3.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supplementary Notes

Supporting evidence of Indicator Media-11 seems to indicate that local media set positive tone on commenting China. It's difficult to imagine within these media there is no self-censorship in a way.

Answered by Filip Noubel, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.