The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 434 of the In The Tank Podcast. Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was recently confronted outside her home by a number of Code Pink protesters accusing her of supporting genocide in Gaza. Pelosi, staying nice and level headed accused the protesters of being nothing more than paid shills for Communist China and Putin's Russia. After looking in to this accusation, it appears as though there is a well-established "global web of Chinese propaganda" that has infected media and liberal organizations around the world.

PRIMARY TOPIC - CHINESE PROPAGANDA MACHINE 

Time Magazine - Nancy Pelosi Suggests Foreign Influence Behind U.S. Pro-Palestinian Activism: What to Know

https://time.com/6589923/nancy-pelosi-pro-palestinian-protests-foreign-influence-russia-china/

NYT - A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a U.S. Tech Mogul

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/world/europe/neville-roy-singham-china-propaganda.html

NYT - When Covid Hit, China Was Ready to Tell Its Version of the Story

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/09/business/media/china-beijing-coronavirus-media.html

IFJ - China: The Covid-19 Story: Unmasking China’s Global Strategy

https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/china-the-covid-19-story-unmasking-chinas-global-strategy

NYT - How Beijing Influences the Influencers

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/13/technology/china-propaganda-youtube-influencers.html

Economist - Cat and mouse: How China makes sure its internet abides by the rules

https://www.economist.com/special-report/2013/04/06/cat-and-mouse