China's response to the Covid-19 outbreak has been under scrutiny since the virus was first detected in Wuhan.
In response, Beijing has tried to gain more control over what is said about its role in the pandemic - sometimes with controversial tactics.
British radio "Radio 4" and BBC monitor Krassi Twigg have covered several events related to Beijing's experiment with global disinformation.
China has repeatedly tried to convince the world that it has managed to control the spread of the Corona virus. In addition, Beijing authorities have denied that the virus originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, and have made efforts to portray Western vaccines as unsuccessful and harmful.
Chinese state media have published several articles claiming that people who received Pfizer vaccines have died.
Hanah Baily of the Oxford Internet Institute says they have “found a high impact on international audiences, caused by news produced by Chinese media, regarding the promotion of hesitations about vaccines produced by Western countries.” Baily adds that the impact of these claims is effective, as according to her, they reinforce some doubts that already exist.
Disinformation from China has been around since COVID-19 broke out in China. A report by Chinese state media outlet CGTN claims that the virus did not originate in China, but was spread by the US military during an international military parade held in China in November 2019.
Also, based on numerous reports from Western institutes, the tendency of Chinese authorities to finance a lot of propaganda abroad has been observed, through the broadcasting of news in different languages, but also through the project called "Wolf Diplomats", who continuously distribute propaganda in favor of China, to a wide global audience.
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