Media curbs and disinformation sour China-US relations

Subject

China-US mutual media restrictions.

Significance

As part of an increasingly acrimonious relationship between China and the United States, the two governments have begun a tit-for-tat escalation of restrictions against each other’s media organisations.

Impacts

• If deemed successful, China will expand disinformation operations, creating a new source of problems for Western social media platforms.
• A diminished supply of independently gathered information on China will leave Beijing more vulnerable to misinformation.
• The idea that China should pay reparations for the COVID-19 pandemic might gain mainstream traction and further sour China-US relations.