Wikileaks reveals US spent half a billion dollars for covert censorship, media control
Let’s continue to explore the under-reported sides of news this week.
What You May Have Missed This Week
1. Wikileaks reveals US spent $472.6M for covert censorship, media control
“Wikileaks has revealed that the United States allegedly transferred $472.6 million through Internews Network, a global media non-governmental organisation (NGO) suspected of promoting covert censorship and media control.”
2. Wikileaks - CIA whistleblower John Stockwell on media manipulation and using USAID as cover
3. Mario Nawfal - BBC unhappy about US government funding cut
“The BBC, through its international charity arm BBC Media Action, has expressed its dissatisfaction with a recent decision by the US government to pause funding. The impact of this pause, which affected approximately 8% of their income for the fiscal year 2023-24, left them quite baffled.”
4. China Box Office: ‘Ne Zha 2’ Crosses $1.1 Billion as Market Surges Past $2 Billion in 2025
“China’s box office continued its strong Lunar New Year momentum, with “Ne Zha 2” dominating the charts for the second consecutive week. The Enlight Pictures release grossed RMB1.92 billion ($267.1 million) during the Feb. 3–9 period, bringing its cumulative total to $1.11 billion, according to Artisan Gateway.”
5. SCMP - How DeepSeek’s open-source breakthrough is reshaping AI innovation
“The breakthrough performances of DeepSeek V3 and R1 do not guarantee a sustained edge for China’s artificial intelligence development, but they do highlight that the competitive advantages of US-based market leaders are less insurmountable than once believed.”
6. China unveils measures to boost consumer spending, foreign investment
“On Monday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang presided over a State Council executive meeting that outlined measures to boost domestic consumption and approved an action plan to stabilize foreign investment in 2025.”
7. Journalist Richard Medhurst Raided and Detained
“I was detained this week by the Austrian police and intelligence services. They raided my house, office, and took all my devices. They are accusing me of being a member of Hamas and threatened me with 10 years in prison. Journalism is not a crime.”
Jingjing’s Highlights in This Week
1. How Chinese diaspora deals with Western anti-China propaganda
Anti-China propaganda affects not only Westerners but also Chinese diaspora, how they view their own culture and themselves. Chinese-Australian writer Mimi Zhu shares her experience growing up in the West dealing with it.
2. China launches a series of retaliatory measures against the U.S., from adding tariffs to probing Google
“A 15% tariff will be applied to U.S. coal & liquefied natural gas (LNG), while a 10% will be imposed on oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement vehicles, and pickup trucks, effective February 10.”
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