Foreign Office interpreter accused of running Chinese propaganda website from Britain as part of 'veiled global network' of Communist Party sites

Foreign Office interpreter accused of running Chinese propaganda website from Britain as part of 'veiled global network' of Communist Party sites
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Foreign Office interpreter accused of running Chinese propaganda website from Britain as part of 'veiled global network' of Communist Party sites
Published: Dec, 15 2024 09:31

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Foreign Office interpreter accused of running Chinese propaganda website from Britain as part of 'veiled global network' of Communist Party sites A Foreign Office interpreter has been accused of running a Chinese propaganda website from Britain as part of a 'veiled global network' of Communist Party sites.

Pictured: The Foreign Office building in Whitehall] However, a report due to be published next week by the UK-China Transparency charity accuses Mr Shirong of running a website that formed part of China's 'propaganda' network while he had access to the Foreign Office.

Mr Shirong (pictured) has been accused of running a website that formed part of China's 'propaganda' network while he had access to the Foreign Office in Whitehall.

Mr Shirong is the sole owner of Foremost4Media, which Microsoft flagged after alleging it forms part of a 'veiled global network of Chinese Communist Party news websites' in 2023.

Chen Shirong (left) sat two places away from President Xi Jinping (centre) at a lunch in Manchester in 2015, which former Prime Minister David Cameron was also present.

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