The New York Times (NYT) reported that a change has recently been detected in Chinese state-run media, which had distanced itself from reporting the horrors of the war in Ukraine that began with the Russian invasion.
According to the New York Times, 'Xinyuanlianbo', an evening news program on China's state-run CCTV at the beginning of the war, mainly emphasized the Russian military's dominance and Russian operations in Ukraine.
According to the New York Times, this was very similar to the attitude of the Chinese government in relation to the war in Ukraine at the time.
However, unlike the focus on Russian military power in the early days of the war, the New York Times reported that these days, reports about the peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine and the number of civilian casualties caused by Russian military attacks are increasing little by little.
In fact, Shinwon Lianyibo has increased the frequency of videos about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week, more directly referring to Russian attacks in various parts of Ukraine.
Similar changes were also observed in CCTV's global channel CGTN America coverage.
CGTN America posted on Twitter that day, "The bodies of those killed in Russian bombardment are lying all over Ukraine." "I fear that the humanitarian disaster shows no sign of ending," he said.
Meanwhile, the Russian government's propaganda is also declining in popularity on Chinese social media.
The fact that the most popular content on Weibo on the 17th was Ukrainian President Zelensky's speech to the US Congress, despite strict censorship by the Chinese government, is mentioned as one of the examples of this situation.
Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations at Renmin University in Beijing, told The New York Times that in recent days he has seen a subtle shift in China's official discourse on Ukraine.
However, the New York Times pointed out that the recent changes in Chinese media coverage do not indicate a change in China's foreign policy.
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