EU Report On China's Covid-19 Disinformation Campaign Is Dropped After Beijing Threatened 'Repercussions'

A diplomatic source said the EU was worried about retaliation from Beijing. Photo: Reuters

SCMP: EU toned down report on Chinese disinformation after Beijing threatened ‘repercussions’, diplomatic sources say

* Sources tell South China Morning Post that references to Beijing’s efforts to deflect blame for the Covid-19 outbreak were removed due to fears it would withhold medical supplies in revenge
* Initial version accused China of running ‘global disinformation campaign’ and used ‘covert and overt’ tactics

The European Union toned down part of a report about Chinese state-backed disinformation because it feared Beijing would retaliate by withholding medical supplies, diplomatic sources have said.

The initial version of the report, seen by the South China Morning Post, described China as running a “global disinformation campaign” to deflect blame for the coronavirus outbreak using “both overt and covert tactics”.

But the Post has learnt that this section was removed after Beijing intervened and warned EU diplomats based in China there would be unspecified repercussions.

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WNU Editor: 120,000 Europeans have died from this pandemic (and climbing), but their leaders are frozen with fear when it comes to assigning responsibility for this disaster on China, and criticizing China's disinformation campaign.So who is running the EU? Brussels of Beijing?

More On The EU Dropping Their Report On China's Covid-19 Disinformation Campaign

China pressured EU to drop COVID disinformation criticism: sources -- Reuters
EU Waters Down Report on China's Coronavirus Propaganda -- New York Times
EU officials 'watered down report on China's coronavirus fake news campaign after pressure from Chinese leaders' - with stacks of findings edited out -- Daily Mail
EU report on Chinese, Russian coronavirus disinformation watered down after pressure from Beijing: reports -- The Hill
EU softened criticism on Chinese disinformation over fear of 'repercussions,' according to reports -- FOX News
China put pressure on EU to soften coronavirus disinformation report -- Politico
China reportedly lobbied the EU to dial down criticism of its Covid-19 disinformation campaigns -- VOX News

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