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During one of the press conferences, a reporter associated with Phoenix TV raved China’s humanitarian efforts addressing the coronavirus. President Trump responded that it seemed like she was giving a statement rather than asking a question.<\/p>\n
Then, President Trump asked her who she was reporting for. He appeared to suspect that she was pushing propaganda and she was working for a station with connections to the Chinese government. It turned out that this was the case.<\/p>\n
Senator Ted Cruz is pushing legislation that would make it hard for Phoenix TV, and others, to exploit loopholes by purchasing stations broadcasting into the US from Mexico or Canada… Then changing the language.<\/p>\n
From the Free Beacon:<\/span><\/p>\n “China should not be able to set up shop in Mexico and blanket America with propaganda. Every year, the [Chinese Communist Party] spends billions of dollars purchasing news outlets and waging information warfare to extend the reach of its propaganda and whitewash the unflattering and politically inconvenient truths about its totalitarian regime<\/strong><\/span>,” Cruz told the Free Beacon.<\/p>\n “We are seeing this play out right now as news outlets across the country parrot Chinese talking points about the coronavirus pandemic–a pandemic that could have been prevented<\/span><\/strong>,” Cruz said. “I look forward to introducing this legislation when Congress returns and closing FCC loopholes that allow China to wage their information warfare from across the border in Mexico.<\/span><\/strong>”<\/p>\n Phoenix TV has been exploiting an FCC loophole that permits content produced in the United States to be broadcast back into the United States by radio towers more powerful than those located within the country. Phoenix TV, which is headquartered in California, produces its content domestically and then uses the powerful Mexican station to ensure it reaches American ears in California.<\/p>\n Cruz’s bill would ban the FCC from granting licenses for broadcasts from across the Mexican border when the new owners seek to change the language of the station they are purchasing–unless the FCC can guarantee they were free from foreign government influence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Free Beacon has more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"