You cannot operate a TV channel, a radio station or a newspaper in China without running everything through CCP first for approval. You won't find a single news report critical of the CCP because of this.

Every social media app or website in China is required to ask for your real name and ID number, and implement any censorship requested by the party. If you post something that rubs the government the wrong way, your identity is readily available.

I don't believe this level of content control, censorship and user prosecution is there for all American media. And if it were, you are allowed to set up your own channel or social media app in America to be the exception.

>Every social media app or website in China is required to ask for your real name and ID number, and implement any censorship requested by the party. If you post something that rubs the government the wrong way, your identity is readily available.

I didn't know this. Do you have any reading on the subject you can recommend?

I don't have anything handy, but a quick search turned these up.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_real-name_system_in_C...

- https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/01/10/1086366/china-so...

- https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202310/31/WS6541068aa3109068...

> Do you believe that all Chinese media is part of a propaganda machine?

You legally must have a CCP member in the room when making editorial decisions.

Yes. No.

(Although that No is getting a bit blurry with US social media bending over for commander cheeto)

Yes. No.