Behind China’s Twitter Campaign, a Murky Supporting Chorus | The New York Times
By Raymond Zhong, Aaron Krolik, Paul Mozur, Ronen Bergman and Edward Wong on June 8, 2020
As the Trump administration lashes out at China over a range of grievances, Beijing’s top diplomats and representatives are using the president’s favorite online megaphone — Twitter — to slap back with a pugnaciousness that is best described as Trumpian.Behind China’s combative new messengers, a murky hallelujah chorus of sympathetic accounts has emerged to repost them and cheer them on. Many are new to the platform. Some do little else but amplify the Beijing line.[…]
