Published on February 20, 2020.
This article cites a Sankei Shimbun report on the Trump administration’s designation of Xinhua News Agency, CGTN, China Radio International, China Daily, and a subsidiary of China Daily as “Chinese Communist Party propaganda organs.”
It compares Sankei’s coverage with that of Yomiuri Shimbun, NHK, and other media, criticizing media outlets that show deference to China and arguing that Sankei Shimbun is currently the most decent newspaper.

February 20, 2020
The entities designated were Xinhua News Agency, the foreign-language broadcaster China Global Television Network, or CGTN, the radio division China Radio International, the English-language newspaper China Daily, and a subsidiary of that newspaper.
The following is from an article at the top of page one of today’s Sankei Shimbun.
The Yomiuri Shimbun article in the previous chapter was not only printed at the bottom of the second page, but its content was not as detailed as Sankei’s.
Perhaps newspapers such as the Asahi Shimbun may not even have carried it at all.
If I remember correctly, today’s 7 p.m. NHK news did not report it at all.
It should be clear which media are showing deference to China, which in reality is synonymous with being under China’s influence operations.
This also proved the correctness of my statement that, at present, the most decent newspaper is the Sankei Shimbun.
China’s Xinhua and Others Are Party Propaganda Organs: U.S. Designates Five Companies
Emphasis in the text is mine.
“Washington — Yoshinari Kurose”
On the 18th, the Trump administration designated five Chinese state-run media companies as “Chinese Communist Party propaganda organs.”
The State Department obliged the five companies, just like foreign embassies and consulates in the United States, to submit lists of employees working in the United States, their employment status, and real estate they own or lease within the United States.
In January, the United States and China signed a “Phase One” agreement document aimed at easing trade friction, but this measure can be said to show once again that the U.S. administration intends to deal firmly with China’s improper conduct.
According to the State Department, the entities designated were Xinhua News Agency, the foreign-language broadcaster China Global Television Network, or CGTN, the radio division China Radio International, the English-language newspaper China Daily, and a subsidiary of that newspaper.
A senior State Department official explained to reporters that the reason for this decision was that the Chinese government has been tightening its controls over the media, and that the Xi Jinping regime is using these state-run media outlets to conduct political propaganda favorable to China even more actively.
One senior official of the department emphasized that the Chinese government’s control over state-run media is “becoming increasingly strict.”
Another senior official also pointed out, “Under the Xi Jinping regime, control over news content and editorial authority has only become stricter.”
The five companies were also obliged to obtain prior approval from the U.S. government when newly purchasing or leasing real estate in the United States.
On the other hand, in response to this measure, there is also a risk that the Chinese government may strengthen restrictions on Western media as retaliation.
One senior official stated that “foreign media are already forced to work under strict restrictions inside China,” and explained that this measure does not regulate the activities of the five companies within the United States.