China’s BBC Attacks Show Growing Sophistication, Group Says
- Beijing targeting Western audiences: Australian think tank
- China has frequently attacked the research group’s credibility
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China’s attempts to discredit the BBC show an increased sophistication in tailoring propaganda for Western audiences, an Australian research group said Thursday.
Chinese officials participated in a social media campaign against the BBC after it aired a report on Feb. 2 featuring Uighur women who alleged that detainees in camps in the province of Xinjiang were systematically raped, sexually abused and tortured. China’s Foreign Ministry denied the allegations and accused the BBC of making a “false report.”