Beijing Olympics 2.0: China’s soft power push

The Olympics are back in Beijing, and China is using them as an opportunity to cleanse itself of its record on human rights as well as on its shrinking freedom of the press. Let the propaganda games begin. 00:00 Intro 01:48 China's soft power push 11:05 War on journalists in Kashmir 12:50 Eric Zemmour: France's far-right presidential candidate 22:49 End note Contributors: Xu Qinduo - Presenter, CGTN Susan Brownell - Professor of anthropology, University of Missouri & author, Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to China Yaqiu Wang - Senior researcher, Human Rights Watch Jonathan Cheng - China bureau chief, The Wall Street Journal On our radar: In Indian-administered Kashmir, the arrest of a journalist - another one - under terrorism and sedition charges is the latest development in an escalating war on journalism. Eric Zemmour: Far-right presidential candidate, protege of the French media France and a far-right journalist turned presidential contender - Eric Zemmour - and the TV channel behind his rise. Contributors: Aurelien Mondon - Associate professor of politics, University of Bath Rokhaya Diallo - Contributor, C8 & contributor, The Washington Post Christophe Deloire - Secretary-general, Reporters Without Borders

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