Trump Asks Reporter If She’s Working For Chinese Government After Pro-Beijing Questions.

[Balbir]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1247292843389063168

President Donald Trump pressed a reporter on Monday about whether she was working for the Chinese government after she asked a question about medical supplies that Beijing has provided the United States.

The reporter, who said she was with Phoenix TV, a Hong Kong-based outlet sympathetic to Beijing, began her question by noting that the Chinese government and companies like Huawei and Alibaba have donated medical supplies and equipment to the U.S. to handle coronavirus pandemic.


“It’s a statement more than a question,” Trump said after the reporter finished listing off the aid.

Trump then went on a riff about a massive trade deficit between the U.S. and China that he said he has addressed during his administration.
Trump shot back: “Who are your working for, China?”

“Do you work for China, or are you with a newspaper? Who are you with?” he continued.

The reporter said that she works for Phoenix TV.

“Who owns that, China? Is it owned by China? Is it owned by the state?” Trump pressed.


“It’s a private company,” the reporter said.

While Phoenix TV is not wholly owned by the Chinese government, its content is widely considered to be sympathetic to Beijing.

The Hoover Institution regards it as a “quasi-official” news outlet with links to the Chinese government’s ministry of state security.

Freedom House, a pro-democracy think tank, said in a 2017 report that Phoenix TV is owned by a former Chinese military officer with close ties to Beijing officials.

“Phoenix TV’s coverage is typically favorable to the CCP [Chinese Communist Party],” the report says.

“Moreover, over the past two years, it has been used as an outlet for airing televised confessions by various detained CCP critics, most notably all five Hong Kong booksellers abducted by Chinese security forces in late 2015.”

The Chinese government’s propaganda machine has hyped medical aid that it has provided the United States and other countries during the pandemic.

Cui Tiankai, China’s ambassador to the U.S., published a New York Times op-ed on Sunday highlighting the aid.

Chinese officials have downplayed the government’s role in hiding the true extent of the coronavirus outbreak, which began at a wildlife food market in Wuhan.

 

[Beast]

Lol... Next time China minister when question by reporter will too ask, are u from Washington Post, CNN and NYtimes? All know to work for neo con , helping to spread their propangada for US imperialism.

 

[Han Patriot]

So when it's a Chinese person asking, there is no press freedom? Lol

 

[ARMalik]

Good on Trump - he has every right to ask who she was. I am surprised that this journalist was allowed in the White House.

 

[DavidsSling]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1247292843389063168

President Donald Trump pressed a reporter on Monday about whether she was working for the Chinese government after she asked a question about medical supplies that Beijing has provided the United States.

The reporter, who said she was with Phoenix TV, a Hong Kong-based outlet sympathetic to Beijing, began her question by noting that the Chinese government and companies like Huawei and Alibaba have donated medical supplies and equipment to the U.S. to handle coronavirus pandemic.


“It’s a statement more than a question,” Trump said after the reporter finished listing off the aid.

Trump then went on a riff about a massive trade deficit between the U.S. and China that he said he has addressed during his administration.
Trump shot back: “Who are your working for, China?”

“Do you work for China, or are you with a newspaper? Who are you with?” he continued.

The reporter said that she works for Phoenix TV.

“Who owns that, China? Is it owned by China? Is it owned by the state?” Trump pressed.


“It’s a private company,” the reporter said.

While Phoenix TV is not wholly owned by the Chinese government, its content is widely considered to be sympathetic to Beijing.

The Hoover Institution regards it as a “quasi-official” news outlet with links to the Chinese government’s ministry of state security.

Freedom House, a pro-democracy think tank, said in a 2017 report that Phoenix TV is owned by a former Chinese military officer with close ties to Beijing officials.

“Phoenix TV’s coverage is typically favorable to the CCP [Chinese Communist Party],” the report says.

“Moreover, over the past two years, it has been used as an outlet for airing televised confessions by various detained CCP critics, most notably all five Hong Kong booksellers abducted by Chinese security forces in late 2015.”

The Chinese government’s propaganda machine has hyped medical aid that it has provided the United States and other countries during the pandemic.

Cui Tiankai, China’s ambassador to the U.S., published a New York Times op-ed on Sunday highlighting the aid.

Chinese officials have downplayed the government’s role in hiding the true extent of the coronavirus outbreak, which began at a wildlife food market in Wuhan.

Well done to Trump all these Chinese living in our countries under the disguises of students etc are working from the CCP. Australia is going to pass a law soon to ban Chinese investment in Australia and to deport Chinese students.

 

[Ace of Spades]

Well done to Trump all these Chinese living in our countries under the disguises of students etc are working from the CCP. Australia is going to pass a law soon to ban Chinese investment in Australia and to deport Chinese students.

"Our countries!!" And what's the name of your countries?

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Well done to Trump all these Chinese living in our countries under the disguises of students etc are working from the CCP. Australia is going to pass a law soon to ban Chinese investment in Australia and to deport Chinese students.

Really ? Any source ? Where is this coming from ?

 

[DavidsSling]

Really ? Any source ? Where is this coming from ?

Have a look at Sky News Australia, Australia passed a bill that Chinese companies can't buy anything in Australia during the CCP virus, and after that, they are going to tighten the laws.

Just one of the many reports.

Australia tightens investment rules on foreign takeovers

https://www.ft.com/content/fda7e3cf-a605-4697-9bc0-6fe91b739eb9

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

Have a look at Sky News Australia, Australia passed a bill that Chinese companies can't buy anything in Australia during the CCP virus, and after that, they are going to tighten the laws.

Just one of the many reports.

Australia tightens investment rules on foreign takeovers

Have a look at Sky News Australia, Australia passed a bill that Chinese companies can't buy anything in Australia during the CCP virus, and after that, they are going to tighten the laws.

Just one of the many reports.

Australia tightens investment rules on foreign takeovers

https://www.ft.com/content/fda7e3cf-a605-4697-9bc0-6fe91b739eb9

://www.ft.com/content/fda7e3cf-a605-4697-9bc0-6fe91b739eb9

Good to see at least some country is acting against China. I have seen Australian media also challenge China unlike Western media. Hope Western countries would grow some balls too.

 

[dbc]

She is a CCP troll works for Liu Changle CCP propaganda specialist.

 

[tower9]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1247292843389063168

President Donald Trump pressed a reporter on Monday about whether she was working for the Chinese government after she asked a question about medical supplies that Beijing has provided the United States.

The reporter, who said she was with Phoenix TV, a Hong Kong-based outlet sympathetic to Beijing, began her question by noting that the Chinese government and companies like Huawei and Alibaba have donated medical supplies and equipment to the U.S. to handle coronavirus pandemic.


“It’s a statement more than a question,” Trump said after the reporter finished listing off the aid.

Trump then went on a riff about a massive trade deficit between the U.S. and China that he said he has addressed during his administration.
Trump shot back: “Who are your working for, China?”

“Do you work for China, or are you with a newspaper? Who are you with?” he continued.

The reporter said that she works for Phoenix TV.

“Who owns that, China? Is it owned by China? Is it owned by the state?” Trump pressed.


“It’s a private company,” the reporter said.

While Phoenix TV is not wholly owned by the Chinese government, its content is widely considered to be sympathetic to Beijing.

The Hoover Institution regards it as a “quasi-official” news outlet with links to the Chinese government’s ministry of state security.

Freedom House, a pro-democracy think tank, said in a 2017 report that Phoenix TV is owned by a former Chinese military officer with close ties to Beijing officials.

“Phoenix TV’s coverage is typically favorable to the CCP [Chinese Communist Party],” the report says.

“Moreover, over the past two years, it has been used as an outlet for airing televised confessions by various detained CCP critics, most notably all five Hong Kong booksellers abducted by Chinese security forces in late 2015.”

The Chinese government’s propaganda machine has hyped medical aid that it has provided the United States and other countries during the pandemic.

Cui Tiankai, China’s ambassador to the U.S., published a New York Times op-ed on Sunday highlighting the aid.

Chinese officials have downplayed the government’s role in hiding the true extent of the coronavirus outbreak, which began at a wildlife food market in Wuhan.

So basically Phoenix TV as a private company is little different than the mass barrage of Western media outlets from CNN to FOX to WSJ who essentially promote American foreign policy by and large.

If China's government was smarter, they would grant the freedom of media and learn to manipulate media organs to provide the illusion of choice and integrity, when in fact these same institutions still advance the interests of the state. But China's propaganda by and large is dumb and clumsy.