China’s Propaganda Machine - How the communist party is changing the narrative on COVID-19 - with Michael Sobolik

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Dan Crenshaw

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🗓️ 21 March 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

The Communist Party of China’s initial failings in their reaction to the emergence of the new coronavirus greatly contributed to the global pandemic we are experiencing today. How are the party’s leaders spinning its response to the crisis to spread propaganda, claim a global leadership role, and shift blame to America? China expert Michael Sobolik returns to the podcast to give insight into how the Chinese government thinks and operates.

Michael Sobolik is a Fellow in Indo-Pacific Studies at the American Foreign Policy Council and expert on China.

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0:00.0	We hold these truths to be self-evident.
0:02.0	But all men are created.
0:04.0	Because I remember Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office.
0:07.0	Experts on what they're talking about.
0:09.0	This is the podcast for insights into the issues.
0:11.0	China, bio-terrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions.
0:16.0	Breaking it down into simple terms.
0:18.0	We hold these truths with Dan Crenshaw.
0:25.0	Welcome back everybody to this week's special episodes on coronavirus.
0:29.0	We're hitting it from all angles you've already heard about the economic responses to the coronavirus.
0:33.0	And now you're going to hear about China's response to the coronavirus.
0:37.0	And more importantly, their response via propaganda against the United States.
0:44.0	So to help us with that discussion, we've got with us Michael Söbelik.
0:48.0	We've actually had him before on the show where we discussed China in depth.
0:52.0	It was a really great episode actually.
0:54.0	We talked about their strategic goals.
0:57.0	Chinese Belt and Road Initiative, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Uyghurs in China.
1:02.0	And the concentration camps that they were on.
1:05.0	It was a fascinating episode.
1:07.0	And because it was such a great episode, we thought we'd have you back Michael.
1:10.0	So thanks for being with us.
1:12.0	It's my pleasure, Congressman. Thanks for having me back.
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