The Chinese Communist Party is taking advantage of India’s COVID-19 rise to advance its long-running campaign to discredit democratic countries and promote its image. new report.
Researchers in the German Marshall Fund report wrote, “Even after India’s support, China’s state-supported message in support of India continued to portray sub-standard, hypocritical, and US aid to self-interest.”
The report highlights several social media posts conducted by Chinese government officials and the Communist-Party, which promote Chinese aid to India and portray the United States as a miser with vaccines and aid. China’s foreign ministry extended that message during its daily press conference.
“All of China’s social sectors are busy taking action,” spokesman Wang Wenbin said last week. “Chinese enterprises are trying their best to collect immediate anti-pandemic supplies by India and deliver them to the Indian people at the earliest.”
The Chinese government recorded its message to a specific audience, with different perspectives on India’s COVID-19 crisis. For domestic consumption, a Chinese-Communist-Party-linked outlet posted The image Indian crematorium vs. a Chinese rocket next to a picture of an Indian crematorium with an Indian ignition. The outlet quickly removed the post.
“China is playing a real balancing game,” said Jessica Brandt, head of research and policy at the German Marshall Funds Alliance for Securing Democracy. “It portrays India’s response to its deepest health crisis, for example, as heinous and ineffective. And to do so uses very beautifully publicized images. And then for outside audiences, it’s India Portrays himself as a great friend. “
Along with international development, China’s coronovirus propagation and a campaign have developed. It first drew criticism for its initial response to suppressing information about the outbreak and then rejected Western efforts to control the spread of the virus. Now, attention has moved to a new front.
“Vaccines are a route to power, its soft power, it’s market power,” Brandt said. “Pfizer is the target of anti-vaccine anti-vaccine agents … This may be because it was the first Western vaccine.” This was considered as a big goal. This may also be because Pfizer is a globally recognized American brand. “
The outlet of the Chinese Communist Party portrays the United States Cartoon Only willing to share their AstraZeneca vaccines because they are unwanted by Americans.
The Biden administration has pledged to share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca with other countries – a vaccine that has not been approved for use in the US. On Wednesday, it reversed the US position on protecting intellectual property protection for COVID-19 vaccines.
“The purpose of the administration is to get more and more people safe and effective vaccines,” said United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai. “As the supply of our vaccine is secured to the American people, the administration will continue its efforts – working with the private sector and all potential partners – to expand vaccine manufacture and distribution. This is the raw material needed to produce those vaccines.” Will also work to increase this. “
Prior to that announcement, the State Department defended the US vaccine policy stating that the federal government had to vaccinate Americans so that the vaccine overseas could receive domestic help.
“As long as the virus is spreading uncontrollably in this country, it can mutate and it can travel beyond our borders. In return, there is a danger beyond the United States, ”said Ned Price, a State Department spokesman.
Price also cited US contributions to the global campaign COVAX to support vaccine delivery.
Although they have different motivations, analysts say other governments have joined the Chinese Communist Party’s epidemic disintegration campaigns.
“For the past year, we have been looking at China, but Russia and Iran also use a combination of public diplomacy, propaganda and outright disinvestment to try to unravel the narratives around the coronovirus crisis and the crisis. To illustrate their reaction. According to the United States and other liberal democracies, ”said Brandt.
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