Chinese state media has been increasingly vocal in condemning the Hong Kong protesters. Photo: SCMP
China Daily newspaper criticised over claim Hong Kong protesters are planning 9/11 terror attack
- State-run newspaper’s Hong Kong edition made claim in Facebook post illustrated with photograph of attack on New York in 2001
- English language outlet said ‘anti-government’ fanatics had been threatening to kill people if their demands were not met
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Hong Kong extradition law
Chinese state media has been increasingly vocal in condemning the Hong Kong protesters. Photo: SCMP
Unrest has rocked Hong Kong since June. Photo: Sam Tsang
Why China went on a global media blitz over the Hong Kong protests – and why it probably won’t work
- Chinese envoys around the world embarked on an unusually broad propaganda push to promote Beijing’s line on the extradition bill demonstrations
- But foreign audiences are unlikely to be receptive to the message, analysts say
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Hong Kong protests
Unrest has rocked Hong Kong since June. Photo: Sam Tsang