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 unscrupulously launching disinformation attacks on China under the guise of “freedom”. Can the event be held as originally planned? Before I come to see you, aren’t you angry with Brother Sehun? “On the other hand, those who put ideology above the principle of objective truth and “defend” their own political operations by smearing and suppressing the Chinese media are naked “false reports” that “manipulate public opinion.”
Alexander Romanov, deputy director of the Institute of World Economics and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, recently said in an exclusive interview with the “Sea Review” column that some Western media have recently tried their best to cooperate with anti-China politicians to smear China, but their propaganda has It looks increasingly inferior, and all kinds of rumors and slanders that lack factual basis are the same.
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The world is inherently rich and diverse. In the media field, there should not be only the voices of individual Western media. Every country should have its own voice. 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 adhere to a comprehensive and objective 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 are full of prejudice against China. Even though they know that this is just a dream, she still wants to speak out. The coverage was a failure. Due to the lack of objective factual basis, many Western media narratives are often the same, “just change the name of a country, and the content is exactly the same.” Some Western media also slandered that “the goal of the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ is to export China’s political system”Russia’s intention to establish the Eurasian Economic Union is to export ‘authoritarianism’ just like the Soviet Union.” But in fact, Russia is not the Soviet Union, and China does not export its political system. Nomanov believes that perhaps because some Western media know this well Their 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, we must introduce to them the true national conditions of Russia and China. 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
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