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ter as agents of a foreign government is a partial solution.*’ And in late 2017, Russia’s RT registered as a foreign agent@@ while in September 2018, the US Justice Department reportedly also ordered CGTN and Xinhua to register as agents of a foreign power.*! When it comes to independent Chinese-language media, the US gov

rify which list an item is controlled on, and reduce government and industry uncertainty about whether particular items are subject to the control of the State Department or the Commerce Department; and are structurally aligned so that they potentially can be combined into a single list of controlled items.** Moreover

l Chinese retribution against family members still in China, they have not. 58 Interview with FCC official. 59 O’Keeffe, Kate and Aruna Viswanatha. “Justice Department Has Ordered Key Chinese State Media Firms to Register as Foreign Agents.” Wall Street Journal. September 18, 2018. https://www.wsj.com /articles/just

dez-as-head-of-international -corporate-affairs-300627805.html. 22 Author’s analysis of OpenSecrets data. 23 “Exhibit A to Registration Statement.” US Department of Justice. August 9, 2017. https://www.fara.gov /docs/6452-Exhibit-AB-20170809-1.pdf. 24 “Client Profile: Summary, 2017.” Open Secrets. Accessed March 9, 2018

al. It is difficult to pin down the precise origins of such narratives, but they closely resemble arguments made in the Chinese media, in particular the Global Times. Appendix 2 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020634 176 Omitted was the historical fact that Lee Kuan Yew was the only noncommunist leader who in the late 1950s a

from the White House and National Security Council, the Pentagon, the Office of the US Trade Representative, the Department of the Treasury, and even the Department of State. As sentiment shifted away from hopes of finding common ways to collaborate, a spate of new US policy initiatives began appearing that suggested a se

some of the most egregious examples: e Denial of visas to qualified scholars and students seeking access to China for research or training purposes. The State Department estimates that fifteen to twenty individuals are on an outright “black list,” while scores of others appear to be on a “gray” list, where denials are

om newspaper executives indicate that China Section 6 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020542 84 Daily pays $250,000 for each insert in major US dailies. In 2009, the Global Times (48k AY#R), part of the People’s Daily group, started an English-language newspaper as well. Chinese investment in the US media market is not limite

in the industry, but the impact on those firms is not as clear-cut. Justice Department Appeals Tik-Tok Ruling. Reuters (12/28, Shepardson) reports the Justice Department "appealed a Dec. 7 order by a U.S. judge that blocked the U.S. Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on Chinese-owned short video-sharing a

os report alleging a Chinese spy developed extensive ties with Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is 'complete fiction."' An anonymous source reportedly told the Global Times the report was "completely fabricated to slander China, and urged the US media and relevant personnel to stop violating a Chinese citizen's reputati