Global Times hails US president’s order to strip back government funding to news organisations he deems ‘radical’Chinese state media has reacted gleefully to the Trump administration’s decision to slash government funding to media organisations such as Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA).The Global Times, a daily English-language tabloid and Chinese Communist party mouthpiece, celebrated the cuts to the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees broadcasters such as VOA and RFA. Continue reading...
Chinese state media celebrated the Trump administration's cuts to US-funded media outlets like Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia (RFA). These cuts were praised by the Chinese Communist Party as eliminating "radical propaganda." Critics, including RFA's president and union, argue the move benefits authoritarian regimes like China and North Korea by limiting access to unbiased information and undermines American principles. The EU's foreign policy chief also lamented the cuts.
