Hacked Material Shows Russia’s Propaganda Agreement With China: Report

Ryan SaavedraDecember 31, 2022

Hacked emails from A contained documents that revealed documents that were found in these emails. Russian According to media broadcasters, Russia and China signed agreements for cooperation in coordinating propaganda that opposes Western information.

The Intercept noted that a prime example can be seen in China’s quick adoption of Russia’s debunked claim that the U.S. was funding bioweapons programs in Ukraine.

“Documents found in a trove of hacked emails from Russia state broadcaster VGTRK show that China and Russia have pledged to join forces in media content by inking cooperation agreements at the ministerial level,” The report stated that. This hack occurred shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine.

The two countries have state-controlled news media and the agreement was signed in July 2021. In 2020, a Russian-speaking news agency reported independently. “the existence of such propaganda agreements,” The report stated.

“This is a master document of cooperation on media between the countries,” David Bandurski is the director of China Media Project. This independent organization conducts research on Chinese-language media. “The document allows us to see the process behind the scenes of how cooperation is planned and discussed by these particular ministries.”

These agreements indicate that both countries have committed to promoting each other to their domestic audiences as well as to overseas audiences.

“What possible real interest can Russian audiences have in a photography exhibition to celebrate the CCP’s centennial?” Bandurski. “What the Chinese government seems to be doing here is throwing a bunch of external propaganda products onto a giant wish list, hoping that Russia will help it tell its story.”

A Russian source confirmed to the publication that China holds the upper hand in the agreement.

“The Chinese control all the big projects,” The Intercept was told by the source. “So far, they haven’t even figured out some basic issues like broadcasting our channels on Chinese cable.”