U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad speaks to the media in front of his residence in Beijing, China June 28, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Reuters: U.S. ambassador accuses China of 'bullying' with 'propaganda ads'
BEIJING (Reuters) - A week after an official Chinese newspaper ran a four-page ad in a U.S. daily touting the mutual benefits of U.S.-China trade, the U.S. ambassador to China accused Beijing of using the American press to spread propaganda.
U.S. President Donald Trump last Wednesday referred to the China Daily’s paid supplement in the Des Moines Register - the state of Iowa’s biggest selling newspaper - after accusing China of seeking to meddle in the Nov. 6 U.S. congressional elections, a charge China denies.
Trump’s accusation that Beijing was trying to meddle in U.S. elections marked what U.S. officials told Reuters was a new phase in an escalating campaign by Washington to put pressure on China.
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WNU Editor: China's decision to pay and put an ad in a major U.S. daily touting their position on U.S.-China trade is a blatant attempt to influence the current debate in Washington on trade. If this is not interfering in the political process .... five weeks before the midterm elections .... I do not know what is.
