Chinese government deploying online influencers amid Beijing Olympics boycotts

Open Secrets
Written By Lina K

The Chinese government hired a firm to recruit social media influencers as part of a new digital operation amid controversies surrounding diplomatic boycotts of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, OpenSecrets’ review of Foreign Agents Registration Act Records found. The influence operation is being coordinated by Vippi Media, a consulting firm based in New Jersey, as part of a $300,000 contract that spans through March 2022. China’s Consulate General in New York paid $210,000 in advance on Nov. 23.

Lina K
Previous

UN to Release Much-Anticipated Rights Report on China
Next

U.N. says to publish findings soon on abuses in Xinjiang