Chinese state media celebrates Trump’s cuts to Voice of America and Radio Free Asia

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Chinese state media has reacted gleefully to the Trump administration’s decision to slash government funding to media organisations such as Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA). The Global Times, a daily English-language tabloid and Chinese Communist party mouthpiece, celebrated the cuts to the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees broadcasters such as VOA and RFA. “When it comes to China-related reporting, VOA has an appalling track record,” the Global Times said in an editorial on Monday. “From smearing human rights in China’s Xinjiang … to hyping up disputes in the South China Sea … from...