March 20, 2025 (EIRNS)—China’s semi-official Global Times responded today to the anti-China media around the world, regarding Trump’s cutting the funding for Voice of America. “As Voice of America (VOA) ceases operations due to the U.S. administration cutting its public funding, some Western media outlets have immersed themselves in ‘lamentations,’ mourning the loss of an ‘important window into China’ and a ‘significant source of reporting on China.’ VOA, a propaganda tool that manufactures lies, is somehow hailed by them as the ‘voice of freedom,’ prompting the question: Are those lamenting that the ‘beacon is flickering and faltering’ genuinely mourning the loss of ‘press freedom,’ or are they lamenting the loss of a tool to smear China?”
The article continues: “VOA’s ‘China reporting manual’ has long been notorious. Its narratives are never based on facts but are carefully woven stories designed to align with Western political agendas. In their reports, the economic development in Xinjiang is framed as ‘suppression of human rights,’ social stability in Xizang [Tibe] is portrayed as ‘cultural genocide,’ and China’s defense of sovereignty in the South China Sea is depicted as ‘expansionism.'
“Not only is VOA’s lie-manufacturing directed at China, but it also serves as a tool for ideological attacks globally. VOA has a history of creating biases, peddling the image of U.S.’ ‘moral high ground,’ infiltrating ideologies, and exporting political views. However, the changing landscape of information dissemination is making such operations increasingly difficult to sustain.”
