extensively, we ve traveled to that region in china, we ve heard from families separated from loved ones who they believe were put in camps. immediately after our visit, the chinese sent in state media outlets to refute our reporting. so this seems to be a part of the same consistent propaganda push. josh, do you think these olympics represent a big moment in the standoff between china and the west? in a way, yes. the chinese government, if you think about it, this is their chance to show their image to the world. this is when they re on their best behavior. after the cameras turn away, the uighurs are in a lot more
international picked up his story, and dozens of other state media outlets began reposting the article, amplifying his praise of china. it is part of china s wider strategy to promote positive foreign voices. in fact, a report in china s official daily suggested foreign influencers who are friendly to china be used to help bolster the official narrative. it also characterized foreign athletes and their coaches as a rich mind to tap into. that same strategy extended into controversial pics, like xinjiang. it s where the u.s. alleges china is committing genocide against its uighur muslim minorities. claims that china strongly denies. but scroll through the post of these influencers there is no proof of genocide. reporter: and you will see, they echo the official narrative painting a rosy picture and denying any wrongdoings. those videos then shared widely by chinese-state media and embassies around the world. emoting china abroad is not
by state media. reporter: take that russian youtuber, for example. he tells cnn he was invited to see the venues and is not being paid by china nor told what to say. but state-run china radio international picked up his story. then dozens of other state media outlets began reposting the article, amplifying his praise of china. it s part of china s wider strategy to promote positive foreign voices. in fact, a report in china s official guangming daily, suggested foreign influencers who are friendly to china be used to help bolster the official narrative. it also characterized foreign athletes and their coaches as a rich mine to tap into. that same strategy extended into controversial topics like xinjiang. it s where the u.s. alleges china is committing genocide against its uighur muslim minorities. claims china strongly denies. but scroll through the posts of these foreign influencers there s no proof of genocide. reporter: and you ll see they echo the official narrative paintin
ukraine is pushing for more sanctions. it s time to take sides. we are defending our home. we are peaceful, we didn t plan this week and attack anyone and we were attacked. the european union is shutting their airspace to russian planes. because of that the embassy in moscow is urging americans to consider leaving the country immediately. the u.s. is expanding russian state media outlets. there have been protests across european country capital this weekend, even in russia road demonstrating against the government can lead to a very long prison sentence. human rights organization obd info says security forces have detained nearly 6000 demonstrators across russia since the ukraine invasion began thursday. ukrainian president zielinski says a delegation will meet
and weapons for ukraine. that s the first time it has done so for a country under attack. the eu says it is also sending fighter jets. the eu is closing its airspace to russian aircraft and banning russian state media outlets. it also, in the united states rolled out massive sanctions on russian leaders and banks though the measures have largely spared russia s energy sector. the war in ukraine has led to massive shift in thinking among some countries especially germany which has pledged to nearly triple its defense budget. there have also been protests across european capitals this weekend, especially in berlin. there s even protests in russia were demonstrating against the government can lead to long prison sentences. human rights organizations say security forces have detained nearly 6000 demonstrators across russia since the ukraine invasion began thursday. british intelligence claims despite russian government efforts to suppress information about the war in