[20200428]IN11365_特朗普总统批评美国之音对中国2019冠状病毒疾病应对措施的报道.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i President Trump Criticizes VOA Coverage of Chinas COVID-19 Response Thomas Lum Specialist in Asian Affairs Matthew C. Weed Specialist in Foreign Policy Legislation April 28, 2020 The Presidents Criticism of VOAs Coverage of China On April 10, 2020, the White House included in its online “1600 Daily” summary of key news and events a statement entitled “Voice of America Spends Your Money to Speak for Authoritarian Regimes.” The statement referred to a Voice of America (VOA) story and two posts that, it asserted, “amplified Beijings propaganda” about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The statement criticized VOA for running an Associated Press article on its website on April 7, 2020, which referred to Wuhans lockdown as a “model” for other countries battling the coronavirus. The White House statement provided an image of part of a March 31, 2020, VOA Facebook post, which included a graphic showing that the U.S. COVID-19 death toll had surpassed Chinas then-official tally. On April 7, 2020, a VOA tweet showed a video of a light show put on by the Wuhan government to mark the end of the citys lockdown. VOA