EU elections: How Chinese media report o • Table.Briefings

Our „China Perspective“ column is written by authors from the People’s Republic. Today’s article looks at how China’s media reported on the EU elections and how the success of the right-wing parties is assessed there.

China’s official media covered the EU elections with limited space. Major State news organizations, from the People’s Daily to China Central Television, all matter-of-factly reported the elections’ results, somewhat highlighting the right wing’s gains and Immanuel Macron’s dramatic decision to hold a snap parliamentary election in France. None of them delved into the implications of the results for EU-China relations. A few market-oriented news outlets and Chinese websites of foreign news organizations touched upon this topic.

EU elections: How Chinese media report on the rise of the far right

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