Beijing Citizen Cuts Contact With Family Member Abroad Under Authorities’ Threat Over Pandemic Narrative

As the situation in Beijing shifts, the Chinese Communist Party is keeping tight control over its narrative inside the country.

A mother living in Beijing received two phone calls from Chinese authorities. They said people from outside China have been calling people in China by phone, telling them rumors and lies about the pandemic and damaging China’s reputation. She was warned not to listen to those rumors.

 

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