Zhang Huijun’s long-winded question was the catalyst in a social media explosion that has led to a petition asking the US government to investigate a US-based broadcaster’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Photo: Handout
Zhang Huijun’s long-winded question was the catalyst in a social media explosion that has led to a petition asking the US government to investigate a US-based broadcaster’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Photo: Handout
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Eye-roll plot thickens as petition demands probe into US broadcaster’s Communist Party ties

Petitioners want a White House investigation to determine whether US-based American Multimedia Television is linked to Beijing’s publicity apparatus

Yujing Liu
Yujing Liu

Updated: 9:30pm, 20 Mar, 2018

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Zhang Huijun’s long-winded question was the catalyst in a social media explosion that has led to a petition asking the US government to investigate a US-based broadcaster’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Photo: Handout
Zhang Huijun’s long-winded question was the catalyst in a social media explosion that has led to a petition asking the US government to investigate a US-based broadcaster’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Photo: Handout
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