US imposes new rules on state-owned Chinese media | USA News | Al Jazeera
The administration of United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday said it will begin treating five major Chinese state-run media entities with US operations the same as foreign embassies, requiring that they register their employees and properties with the State Department.
Two senior State Department officials said the decision was made because China has been tightening state control over its media, and Chinese President Xi Jinping has made more aggressive use of them to spread pro-Beijing propaganda.
