Chinese media are instruments of information warfare
In another important Trump administration effort to expose and counter Communist China’s ongoing “unrestricted warfare” against us, the State Department announced Tuesday that five of Beijing’s most important propaganda instruments would be treated as what they are: agents of the Chinese state.
110812-N-SB672-069 HONG KONG (Aug. 12, 2011) Chinese media members embark the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)from a stern dock for a press conference. Ronald Reagan is one of two aircraft carriers underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dylan McCord/Released)
In another important Trump administration effort to expose and counter Communist China’s ongoing “unrestricted warfare” against us, the State Department announced Tuesday that five of Beijing’s most important propaganda instruments would be treated as what they are: agents of the Chinese state.
That means they will, henceforth, be subjected to the same restrictions as other PRC personnel in this country. This will help counter their aggressive efforts to disinform, otherwise influence and subvert Americans and their nation.
Unless, of course, U.S. media like the Washington Post and New York Times continue to enable such activities by permitting Chinese information warfare operatives to run their tripe as “advertising supplements.” The early returns suggest that the Times, for one, intends to do so.
The very least we can expect is that, from now on, such inserts will be clearly labeled as Chinese government propaganda.
This is Frank Gaffney.
Mr. Gaffney is the host of Secure Freedom Radio, a nationally-syndicated radio program heard weeknights throughout the country. He is an associate author of highly acclaimed Shariah: The Threat to America and the publisher of over a dozen other books and monographs from the Center for Security Policy Press.
In April 1987, Mr. Gaffney was nominated by President Reagan to become the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy, the senior position in the Defense Department with responsibility for policies involving U.S.-USSR relations, nuclear forces, arms control, missile defense policy and U.S.-European defense ties. He acted in that capacity for seven months during which time, he was the Chairman of the prestigious High Level Group, NATO’s senior politico-military committee. He also represented the Secretary of Defense in key U.S.-Soviet negotiations and ministerial meetings.
From August 1983 until November 1987, Mr. Gaffney was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Policy under Assistant Secretary Richard Perle.
From February 1981 to August 1983, Mr. Gaffney was a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, chaired by the late Senator John Tower (R-Texas). And, in the latter 1970’s, Mr. Gaffney served as an aide to the late Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (D-Washington) in the areas of defense and foreign policy.
Mr. Gaffney holds a Master of Arts degree in International Studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
Mr. Gaffney’s leadership has been recognized by numerous organizations including: the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award (1987), the U.S. Business and Industry Council’s Defender of the National Interest Award (1994), the Navy League of the United States’ Alfred Thayer Mahan Literary Achievement Award (1999), and the Zionist Organization of America’s “Louis Brandeis Award” (2003), the Western Conservative Summit’s Stephen H. Long Award (2015), the Council for National Policy’s George Washington Military Leadership Award (2016) and the IMPACT Award from Ginni Thomas and United in Purpose (2017).
Mr. Gaffney was born in 1953 and resides in the Washington, D.C. area.
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