Chinese Influence at Voice of America

A whistleblower exposes deep Chinese influence at Voice of America, detailing censorship, retaliation, and high-level ties between VOA leadership and Beijing. When President Donald Trump signed an executive order to downsize the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Kari Lake, a senior advisor at the agency, released a statement exposing alarming findings: “Massive national security violations, including spies and terrorists.” The White House also published an article titled “Voice of Radical America,” highlighting a particularly egregious case: “In May 2019, Voice of America fired reporters for their roles in canceling a broadcast midstream after pressure from the Chinese government.”...