The CCP’s Chilling 100% Media Ban & The Possible Reason Behind It

Hello, everyone, welcome to “Inconvenient Truths”. I am your host Jennifer Zeng.

Today I will talk about a very important issue that is happening in China right now: A comprehensive ban of any non state-owned companies from getting involved in many news reporting and media related activities, and why does the CCP need to implement such a comprehensive ban. I will talk about the possible reason at the end of the show, which is also very important to know. So please make sure you stick around till the end.

Comprehensive Media Ban

On Oct 8, the CCP’s Development and Reform Commission issued a so-called “draft version of negative entry list” for public comment, which has caused a lot of attention and concerns. Before I explain what is in that negative entry list, let me explain a little bit of what the CCP’s Development and Reform Commission is.

So this is the English version of the CCP’s Development and Reform Commission. It says the commission is a ministerial-level department of…