Russia and China propaganda deal

 Daily Wire:

Documents that were discovered in hacked emails from a Russian media broadcaster reveal that Russia and China have signed agreements to cooperate at coordinating propaganda that counters information in the free Western world.

The Intercept noted that a prime example can be seen in China’s quick adoption of Russia’s debunked claim that the U.S. was funding bioweapons programs in Ukraine.

“Documents found in a trove of hacked emails from Russia state broadcaster VGTRK show that China and Russia have pledged to join forces in media content by inking cooperation agreements at the ministerial level,” the report said. The hack happened shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine.

The agreement was reportedly inked in July 2021 between the two countries, which both have state-controlled news organizations. An independent Russian-speaking news organization reported in 2020 “the existence of such propaganda agreements,” the report said.

“This is a master document of cooperation on media between the countries,” said David Bandurski, director of China Media Project, an independent organization that researches Chinese-language media. “The document allows us to see the process behind the scenes of how cooperation is planned and discussed by these particular ministries.”

The agreements show that the two countries have pledged to promote each other to domestic audiences and to audiences overseas.
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This is a good reason to be skeptical about what either one of them has to say.  There is little independent thought allowed in either country.