“Right Word | How Pakistan media is ready to crawl when asked to bend by China”, News 18, December 18, 2023:
“Pakistan’s economic trajectory has been in a downward spiral for years, compounded by mounting external debts owed to various international entities. At the forefront of this fiscal debt quagmire are its substantial obligations to several Chinese state entities. This complex situation has put Pakistan in a vicious cycle where it is forced to avail new loans to offset existing ones. This has become a major contributory factor to Pakistan’s prevalent economic turmoil.
However, amidst this financial turbulence, what’s alarming is the glaring absence of substantial public scrutiny within Pakistan’s media, despite significant local discontent towards overarching Chinese presence. This lack of examination underscores both the limited bandwidth within which the Pakistani media operates and a growing trend of China’s far-reaching efforts to suppress any of its negative portrayal in the press.
An investigative report, “Narrative Craftsmanship: China’s Strategic Influence on Pakistani Media Circles”, released in November 2023, shed light on Beijing’s strategic manoeuvres to control the narrative surrounding its engagements, notably the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)…..”
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