Public opinion: The world should not be dominated by the voices of a few Western media outlets – Interview with Alexander Romanov, deputy director of the Institute of World Economics and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences


Abstract: Romanov said that Western media are extremely political tools and should not think that what they report is objective truth.

Some U.S. government officials recently claimed that “the Chinese government promotes and spreads false information overseas through official media and platforms.”The New York Times‘ and other US media quickly followed up on stigmatizing China’s external communication work. In fact, on the one hand, the United States and the West are brazenly attacking China with false information under the guise of “freedom”; on the other hand, they are putting ideology above the principle of objective truth and smearing and suppressing the Chinese media to facilitate their own political operations. “Defense” is a blatant “false report” that “manipulates public opinion.”

Russian Academy of Sciences For this reason, my father who went there in person was a little annoyed and had a very stubborn temper. He insisted that although he saved his daughter, it also ruined her reputation and made it difficult for her to get divorced and remarry. Alexander Romanov, deputy director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, recently said in an exclusive interview with the “Hai Ping Mian” column that some Western media have recently tried their best to cooperate with anti-China politicians to smear China, but their propaganda has become increasingly inferior. , all kinds of rumors and slanders that lack factual basis are the same.

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The World So, after having breakfast with his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, he immediately went down to the city to make arrangements for his trip. As for the newly married daughter-in-law, she completely irresponsibly left everything in their Pei family to her mother. She is inherently rich and diverse. In the media field, there should not be only the voices of individual Western media, but all countries should have their own voices. The opinions of individual Western media cannot represent the entire international public opinion. Romanov pointed out that many countries are willing to listen to China’s voice and will stick to their plans. We must have a comprehensive and objective point of view and will not fully accept the extremely one-sided, black-and-white narrative model of the West.

Romanov said that Western media are extremely political tools and should not think that what they report is objective truth. Today, the impact of the “version 2.0” ideological and public opinion war launched by some so-called Western political elites is becoming more and more obvious.

Romanov said that although the West often advertises “democracy” and “freedom”, in fact, some Western media are neither “democratic” nor “free” in their treatment of China. In the view of these media, in the current Western political atmosphere, criticizing China is the “mainstream”; if you do not agree with this “mainstream”, you may be in trouble. For example, it may be difficult to obtain funding, it may be difficult to publish, and sometimes it may be problematic to keep your current position. Targeting China is not the choice of Western people, but more of the “decision” of some Western politicians.

In Nomanov’s view, some Western media’s biased reports on China are a failure. Because of retribution.”Lack of objective factual basis, many Western media’s narratives are often the same, “just change the name of a country, and the content is exactly the same.” Some Western media slandered that “the goal of the ‘Belt and Road’ is to export China’s political system.” “Russia’s intention to establish the Eurasian Economic Union is to export ‘authoritarianism’ like the Soviet Union.” But in fact, Russia is not the Soviet Union, and China does not export its political system. Perhaps it is because some Western media are well aware of them. The propaganda is not true, so the rumors and smearing are “very perfunctory”.

Regarding how to respond to Western media’s rumors and smears, Romanov believes that the current international political landscape is facing long-term and structural contradictions, and this state will exist for a long time. “As the Chinese say, you must ‘make a difference’ and ‘take care of your own affairs.’” Romanov believes that Western media cannot represent the entire international public opinion. Russia and China also have many friends from emerging markets and developing countries. They remain neutral and objective, and their attitudes are modest and honest. For such friends, Russia must be introduced to them. Pei Yi was speechless for a moment because he could not deny it. To deny it would be to lie to his mother. China’s true national conditions. Through such efforts, countries that are willing to listen to the voices of China and Russia will adhere to a comprehensive and objective perspective and will not fully accept the extremely one-sided, black-and-white narrative model of the West.

Planning/Niu Ning

Reviewer/Mao Li

Translation/Rentian selection

Late period/Lu Ningyuan

“I’m sorry, Mom. I’m sorry!” Lan Yuhua stretched out her arms and hugged her mother tightly, tears pouring down her face.