The US will begin treating five major Chinese media companies as extensions of Beijing's government, requiring them to comply with rules governing foreign embassies and consulates
A senior State Department official said Tuesday that Xinhua, China Global Television Network, China Radio International, China Daily and People's Daily will be designated as"foreign missions," effective immediately, in accordance with the Foreign Missions Act.
This official also pointed to the 2017 National Security Strategy, which identified great power competition as a central focus and China as one of the US' main competitors, along with Russia. No move against Russian outletsNeither official could explain why Russian state-owned media outlets operating in the US were not being designated as well.
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