US designates 5 Chinese state media outlets as Beijing operatives
Xinhua, China Daily and CGTN are among the outlets deemed ‘foreign missions’ by US State Department
Media groups will have to obey rules similar to those imposed on embassies and consulates
Xinhua
China Global Television Network (CGTN)
China Radio International
China Daily
Hai Tian Development USA
“These five entities all meet the definition of a foreign mission under the Foreign Missions Act, which is to say that they are ‘substantially owned or effectively controlled’ by a foreign government,” the official said. “They are effectively controlled by the government of the People’s Republic of China.”
Xinhua, China Radio, the English-language China Daily and CGTN – an English-language broadcaster – are all controlled by China’s central government.Hai Tian is the New York-based distribution agent for People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the ruling Chinese Communist Party.