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China threat or #threat China? The truth behind Western #propaganda

CGTN, 24 Mar 2023
Recently, an annual report of worldwide threats to the national #security of the United States has been released, in which a large part of the report focused on China. The "China threat" narrative has been rooted in the Western world for a long time. It could date back to the gold rush period in the U.S., influencing ordinary people's perceptions over the past decades. In the latest Facts Tell, let's find out more about this theory developed for Western #politicians' political agenda and their propaganda.

CHAPTER:
00:00 Intro
00:51 Gold Rush Period in America
3:50 Anti-Chinese legislation and violence
6:58 Hate Crime during the COVID-19 period
8:37 "Red China" and the Cold-War mindset
11:50 China's peaceful development
12:45 Study on the U.S. presidents
15:19 Sino-U.S. tensions since 2017
17:18 U.S. seeing China as a strategic competitor
20:32 Polling showing favorable attitude towards China
22:18 U.S. blaming economic problems on China
24:40 U.S. blaming COVID on China
27:19 U.S. blaming human rights problem on China
32:48 Three reasons behind "China threat" Narrative
40:33 Outro

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https://www.cgtn.com/video

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