media outlets reposted the alert, a hash, russia says zelenskyy has left kyiv, later got 510 million views on chinese social media. and yet it was not true. most damning, an internal memo from beijing news surfaced online two days before the russian invasion even started. the memo directed staff not to publish anything negative about russia or pro-west. it was mistakenly posted on the outlet s social media account before being set to private and eventually deleted. cnn research has found that china s major state media outlets appear to be following that playbook. of the most retweeted posts, more than 46% contained pro-russia comments compared to less than 5% with pro-ukraine statements. roughly 35% of the posts included attacks on the u.s. and
chinese counter part who is also a key adviser to xi jinping in rome. it is not something hastily arranged because of ukraine but ukraine will undoubtedly be on the top of the agenda. washington exerting more pressure over beijing. chinese state media outlets have been really pushing back and warning the u.s. against this approach, cautioning the u.s. not to sow division between moscow and beijing. ever since the war broke out, china has been trying to strike this impossible balance. they have obviously tried to stand behind russia, especially on disinformation or propaganda effort but they are trying to say the right things, at least in public, reiterating the right to national sovereignty and peace talks and the impact of severe russian sanctions on
anonymous websites, websites that look like research foundations or that are targeted to u.s. audiences but they re parroting the exact narratives that you would see on rt, sputnik and other russian stayed media. even taking severe action as many platforms have done against the official russian state media outlets doesn t really eliminate the spread of this disinformation, it s spreading through a loose network of different . you mentioned zelenskyy and all the ways he s using media. he s on zakaria gps re-airing in about an hour. there is this sense that he s reaping the west very effectively. but i guess i m nervous people are turning him into a hero without maybe thinking through i guess i m worried about the overreaction to zelenskyy. what s important is more so than how people are viewing him is the fact that they are able
role in the war just as jake sullivan as you mentioned is about to meet his chinese counterpart who is a key adviser to president xi jinping in rome in the coming hours. the chinese are framing this meeting a longs planned, not hastily arranged because ukraine is on top of their agenda. perhaps in anticipation of washington exerting even more pressure over beijing, chinese state media outlets have been pushing back and warning against this approach and cautioning the u.s. not to try to sow division between russia and china. obviously ever since the war broke out, china has been trying to strike a very, almost impossible balance, standing by russia when it comes to parroting the propaganda, some say disinformation from the kremlin. also trying to say the right things, isa, in public, reiterating its respect for all countries sovereignty in peace talks, and trying to minimize chinese entity s exposure to severe western sanctions.
pro-russia comments compared to less than 5% with pro-ukraine statements. roughly 35% of the posts included attacks on the u.s. and its allies. with reports by russia s state media outlets being banned in many western nations and moscow enacting its own great firewall to censor voices domestically, chinese state media is spreading and amplifying putin s narrative on air and on line around the clock and across the globe. david culver, cnn, shanghai. so what if the world stopped using russia s oil? russia says current soaring prices will be nothing compared to what the future holds. we ll get to the bottom of those threats after a break. and all that experience has led her to a job that feels like home. with home instead, you too can become a caregiver to older adults. apply today.