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‘When it comes to manipulating footage and malicious editing, the BBC is among the most “experienced” Western media outlets.’ In a rare instance of public agreement with Washington, Beijing has joined the backlash against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The ongoing high-profile case in the news with regards to the BBC concerns edits made to a speech by Donald Trump, President of the United States (US), which allegedly changed the meaning of his words to a misleading degree.

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has piled in, even stating that the BBC has been ‘repeatedly singled out by [the PRC’s] Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ for its attempts to ‘discredit and vilify’ Beijing. Another bump in the road for bilateral relations.

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