Epstein Secrets

ives of Taiwan or with other individuals, such as the Dalai Lama, whom China regards as hostile forces. Second, it

of Taiwan or with other individuals, such as the Dalai Lama, whom China regards as hostile forces. Second, it

e. Zhu Muzhi, the former chief of the Xinhua News Agency and a vice minister of propaganda, was its first head. In 1991, the group was transferred to the State Council, where it was still internally referred to as the External Propaganda Group. For foreign consumption, however, it was called the State Council Infor

s by China, most often for their association with the Dalai Lama. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, act

China, most often for their association with the Dalai Lama. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, act

Propaganda Office, 447»). The reason for the two names is because it straddles two bureaucratic systems—the party and the state. It is formally under the State Council, but it is also overseen by the Chinese Communist Party’s External Propaganda Leading Group (or EPLG). This bureaucratic duality is what the Chinese

ciding who could enter the race was unpalatable. The State Council's white paper on the governance of Hong Kong, inten

TE Corp. While the big picture of relations has been a positive one, the Europeans have annoyed Beijing from time to time — for example, by allowing the Dalai Lama to visit, by attacking China on human rights and by imposing high trade barriers. Despite such irritants, Beijing has sent con- structive signals. I

from time to time — for example, by allowing the Dalai Lama to visit, by attacking China on human rights and