US designates five Chinese media outlets as 'foreign missions' of ruling Communist Party

The State Department designated five Chinese state-run media outlets operating inside the United States as “foreign missions” of the ruling Communist Party on Tuesday.

Senior officials with the State Department made the announcement during a special press briefing yesterday, revealing that the outlets (Xinhua News Agency, China Global Television Network, China Radio International, China Daily Distribution Corporation, and Hai Tian Development USA) would now be considered arms of the Chinese government.