The United States and China, world’s mammoth economies are currently fighting on many fronts, including trade and media.

On the one hand is China, known as the pundit of public relations. The country has mastered the use of media to push its propaganda. On the other hand is the United States, fighting this propaganda war. As part of its efforts, the US has designated four Chinese media outlets as foreign missions.

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According to the US, Beijing has full editorial control over the content, and hence will be treated as embassies. As part of this move, the companies will have to report details of their staff, and also reveal the properties they hold in the US. Currently, at least nine Chinese outlets are under scrutiny.

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China retaliated by imposing sanctions on US media outlets in China including the Associated Press, the National Public Radio, CBS news, and the United Press International News Agency.

These Americans companies will now need to divulge the same details expected of Chinese media outlets.

China’s brainwash game?

To strengthen its front of optics, China conducted media outreach campaigns in every continent. These include journalism exchange and training schemes.

Journalists are called to china on fully-sponsored trips that sometimes last 10 months, mostly those hailing from developing countries.

For instance, one Latin American nation reported that more than 50 journalists went to China on a two-month trip, and all of them belonged mostly to left-leaning publications.

Free content sharing

Chinese state media content, such as Xinhua and CGTN offer stories and videos for free, as part of their content sharing agreements.

They also run paid content in foreign outlets, stories that assert the superiority of the “Chinese way”. Reports say - China has such agreements with at least 25 to 30 media outlets in Afghanistan alone.

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In Africa, China sells stories that show how Bejing is helping develop the continent.

Journalists in Kenya say that it's refreshing as western media only focuses on African catastrophes.

Acquisitions

China is buying legacy companies or setting up digital joint ventures overseas in a bid to increase media presence and to strengthen scope of acquisitions.

Chinese media presence is higher in the Asia-Pacific region and Africa, compared to Latin America and Europe. China's Star Times in Africa has become a dominating satellite television player. In Hong Kong - the South China Morning Post is owned by the Alibaba group.

China daily’s spending in the US has soared from 500,000 USD in 2009 to more than five million USD in 2019.

The United States and China, world’s mammoth economies are currently fighting on many fronts, including trade and media. On the one hand is China, known as the pundit of public relations.

The United States and China, world’s mammoth economies are currently fighting on many fronts, including trade and media. On the one hand is China, known as the pundit of public relations. The country has mastered the use of media to push its propaganda. On the other hand is the United States, fighting this propaganda war. As part of its efforts, the US has designated four Chinese media outlets as foreign missions. Also read: Trump administration designates 4 more Chinese media outlets as 'foreign missions' According to the US, Beijing has full editorial control over the content, and hence will be treated as embassies. As part of this move, the companies will have to report details of their staff, and also reveal the properties they hold in the US. Currently, at least nine Chinese outlets are under scrutiny. China retaliated by imposing sanctions on US media outlets in China including the Associated Press, the National Public Radio, CBS news, and the United Press International News Agency. These Americans companies will now need to divulge the same details expected of Chinese media outlets. China’s brainwash game? To strengthen its front of optics, China conducted media outreach campaigns in every continent. These include journalism exchange and training schemes. Journalists are called to china on fully-sponsored trips that sometimes last 10 months, mostly those hailing from developing countries. For instance, one Latin American nation reported that more than 50 journalists went to China on a two-month trip, and all of them belonged mostly to left-leaning publications. Free content sharing Chinese state media content, such as Xinhua and CGTN offer stories and videos for free, as part of their content sharing agreements. They also run paid content in foreign outlets, stories that assert the superiority of the “Chinese way”. Reports say - China has such agreements with at least 25 to 30 media outlets in Afghanistan alone. Also read: All about the optics: Chinese media goes full-throttle to make Jinping look like a 'messiah' In Africa, China sells stories that show how Bejing is helping develop the continent. Journalists in Kenya say that it's refreshing as western media only focuses on African catastrophes. Acquisitions China is buying legacy companies or setting up digital joint ventures overseas in a bid to increase media presence and to strengthen scope of acquisitions. Chinese media presence is higher in the Asia-Pacific region and Africa, compared to Latin America and Europe. China's Star Times in Africa has become a dominating satellite television player. In Hong Kong - the South China Morning Post is owned by the Alibaba group. China daily’s spending in the US has soared from 500,000 USD in 2009 to more than five million USD in 2019.

China's global media spending suggests US concerns about a 'media war' are not unfounded

They may have left Britain and royal duties to live a private life in Canada, but Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have not been able to shrug off the prying media off their back even in a new country.&nbsp; 
 
The couple started their new life in Canada on Tuesday but on the first day itself their lawyers had to issue a warning to media over the recent photographs of Meghan Markle.&nbsp; 
 
The Duchess was photographed while taking a stroll with the couple's son Prince Archie and their two dogs. Two bodyguards were seen accompanying Meghan.&nbsp; 
 
In Britain, the pictures were used by The Sun and the Daily Mail newspapers.

Following their <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/prince-harry-meghan-markle-quit-royal-front-line-in-shock-move-273083">shock exit from life as working royals</a>, Harry jetted out from Britain to join Meghan late Monday at a luxury house outside Victoria on Vancouver Island. 
 
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have temporarily set up base at the wooded home, having spent six weeks there over Christmas with their baby son Archie. 
 
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Their shocking announcement on January 8 that they wished to step back from their royal duties rocked the monarchy. 
 
The couple, who married in May 2018, admitted last year that they were struggling with media scrutiny and have regularly hit out at the press in statements and in the courts. 
 
On Tuesday, lawyers claimed the images were taken by photographers hiding in bushes and spying on the US former television actress, the BBC reported, and that she did not consent to the photos. The couple were prepared to take legal action, according to the BBC. 
 
The lawyers claim there had been attempts to photograph inside their new home using long lenses, and say paparazzi are camped outside the property.

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A freelance photojournalist working in the area, who said he was from California but wanted to remain anonymous, said the potential legal issues are "kind of tough," but that he does not let them affect his work.&nbsp; 
 
"Canada has freedom of the press laws," he said, sitting in the driver's seat of a white SUV with his photography gear on the passenger's side. 
 
"From what I understand, as long as you are not following them, harassing them, breaking the law, as long as it’s a matter of public interest -- and the monarchy always is -- then the press is free to cover it."

- 'No other option' - 
 
Harry, 35, and 38-year-old Meghan are bowing out entirely from representing the monarchy, in a crisis that has shaken the centuries-old institution. 
 
Harry said Sunday that they did not want to quit their royal duties but <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/we-had-no-other-option-than-to-step-back-as-royals-prince-harry-275343">reluctantly accepted there was "no other option"</a> if they wanted to cut loose from public funding and seek their own income in pursuit of a more independent life. 
 
Under their new arrangement, the Sussexes are free to earn their own commercial income -- though at a greater cost than they first envisaged. 
 
They can no longer represent Harry's grandmother Queen Elizabeth II or be referred to as their royal highnesses, and must repay taxpayers' money spent on their UK home. 
 
They will no longer receive public money -- though 95 percent of their annual funding comes from his father Prince Charles, via the heir to the throne's hereditary land and property estate. 
 
To what extent that will continue, and who will cover their security bill -- currently met by the British police -- remains to be seen. 
 
- Questions over funding - 
 
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday denied having spoken "directly" with Queen Elizabeth about the security costs, after British media reports that the country had offered to foot the bill.&nbsp; 
 
"Discussions continue to be ongoing and I have no updates at this moment," Trudeau told a news conference. 
 
Canadian media have estimated the cost of protecting the couple and their eight-month-old son Archie at about Can$1.7 million (US$1.3 million) a year. Other estimates run higher. 
 
Britain's Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said there must be a "line of delineation" over who pays the security costs. 
 
Asked whether British taxpayers should fund the Sussexes while they are in Canada, he told Sky News television: "I don't have an easy answer to that." 
 
The couple intend to raise their own income streams. They have launched their new Sussex Royal website and trademarked the name. 
 
However, the queen's senior advisor on heraldry suggested they should not be allowed to use the royal moniker, having relinquished their public duties.

"I don't think it's satisfactory. One cannot be two things at once. You either are (royal) or you're not," Thomas Woodcock, the Garter King of Arms, told The Times newspaper. 
 
In a role that dates back to the 15th century, he is involved in making sure that royal symbols are not used illegitimately for commercial purposes. 
 
Woodcock, who was giving his personal opinion, said the final decision would rest with the sovereign. 
 
- 'Leave them in peace' - 
 
Like Britain, Canada is a Commonwealth realm, meaning Queen Elizabeth is the head of state. 
 
Residents walking dogs on a path near the Sussexes' new home told AFP that they opposed intrusion into their new Canadian set-up, and were proud of the local instinct to give them space. 
 
"We don't like it. Leave them in peace," said Anne Girling, adding she had met Meghan jogging on a trail nearby and they wished one another "good morning." 
 
Sue Starkey, another dog walker, described the area as a "really friendly" community.&nbsp;"Our neighborhood has been so respectful and giving them space," she said.&nbsp;"I'm really happy they're here and I hope they can find some peace."

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They may have left Britain and royal duties to live a private life in Canada, but Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have not been able to shrug off the prying media off their back even in a new country.

They may have left Britain and royal duties to live a private life in Canada, but Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have not been able to shrug off the prying media off their back even in a new country. The couple started their new life in Canada on Tuesday but on the first day itself their lawyers had to issue a warning to media over the recent photographs of Meghan Markle. The Duchess was photographed while taking a stroll with the couple's son Prince Archie and their two dogs. Two bodyguards were seen accompanying Meghan. In Britain, the pictures were used by The Sun and the Daily Mail newspapers. Following their shock exit from life as working royals, Harry jetted out from Britain to join Meghan late Monday at a luxury house outside Victoria on Vancouver Island. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have temporarily set up base at the wooded home, having spent six weeks there over Christmas with their baby son Archie. In pics: 5 times members of the British royal family got into legal feuds with the media Their shocking announcement on January 8 that they wished to step back from their royal duties rocked the monarchy. The couple, who married in May 2018, admitted last year that they were struggling with media scrutiny and have regularly hit out at the press in statements and in the courts. On Tuesday, lawyers claimed the images were taken by photographers hiding in bushes and spying on the US former television actress, the BBC reported, and that she did not consent to the photos. The couple were prepared to take legal action, according to the BBC. The lawyers claim there had been attempts to photograph inside their new home using long lenses, and say paparazzi are camped outside the property. Megxit: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to no longer bear 'royal highness' title A freelance photojournalist working in the area, who said he was from California but wanted to remain anonymous, said the potential legal issues are "kind of tough," but that he does not let them affect his work. "Canada has freedom of the press laws," he said, sitting in the driver's seat of a white SUV with his photography gear on the passenger's side. "From what I understand, as long as you are not following them, harassing them, breaking the law, as long as it’s a matter of public interest -- and the monarchy always is -- then the press is free to cover it." - 'No other option' - Harry, 35, and 38-year-old Meghan are bowing out entirely from representing the monarchy, in a crisis that has shaken the centuries-old institution. Harry said Sunday that they did not want to quit their royal duties but reluctantly accepted there was "no other option" if they wanted to cut loose from public funding and seek their own income in pursuit of a more independent life. Under their new arrangement, the Sussexes are free to earn their own commercial income -- though at a greater cost than they first envisaged. They can no longer represent Harry's grandmother Queen Elizabeth II or be referred to as their royal highnesses, and must repay taxpayers' money spent on their UK home. They will no longer receive public money -- though 95 percent of their annual funding comes from his father Prince Charles, via the heir to the throne's hereditary land and property estate. To what extent that will continue, and who will cover their security bill -- currently met by the British police -- remains to be seen. - Questions over funding - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday denied having spoken "directly" with Queen Elizabeth about the security costs, after British media reports that the country had offered to foot the bill. "Discussions continue to be ongoing and I have no updates at this moment," Trudeau told a news conference. Canadian media have estimated the cost of protecting the couple and their eight-month-old son Archie at about Can$1.7 million (US$1.3 million) a year. Other estimates run higher. Britain's Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said there must be a "line of delineation" over who pays the security costs. Asked whether British taxpayers should fund the Sussexes while they are in Canada, he told Sky News television: "I don't have an easy answer to that." The couple intend to raise their own income streams. They have launched their new Sussex Royal website and trademarked the name. However, the queen's senior advisor on heraldry suggested they should not be allowed to use the royal moniker, having relinquished their public duties. "I don't think it's satisfactory. One cannot be two things at once. You either are (royal) or you're not," Thomas Woodcock, the Garter King of Arms, told The Times newspaper. In a role that dates back to the 15th century, he is involved in making sure that royal symbols are not used illegitimately for commercial purposes. Woodcock, who was giving his personal opinion, said the final decision would rest with the sovereign. - 'Leave them in peace' - Like Britain, Canada is a Commonwealth realm, meaning Queen Elizabeth is the head of state. Residents walking dogs on a path near the Sussexes' new home told AFP that they opposed intrusion into their new Canadian set-up, and were proud of the local instinct to give them space. "We don't like it. Leave them in peace," said Anne Girling, adding she had met Meghan jogging on a trail nearby and they wished one another "good morning." Sue Starkey, another dog walker, described the area as a "really friendly" community. "Our neighborhood has been so respectful and giving them space," she said. "I'm really happy they're here and I hope they can find some peace." Also read: Netflix interested in Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's story of royal exit Revealed: The names of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son Archie's godparents

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