China-Russia Dynamics: Media and Propaganda

Laowhy86 (@laowhy86) -- aka Matthew Tye, aka C-Milk -- shared the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of life as an American in China on his YouTube channel for 10 years until he caught the attention of the CCP and barely escaped. This is his story. [This is part two of a two-part episode. Make sure to listen to part one here first!]

• What the Chinese social credit system is, the factors that increase or diminish someone's score, and the consequences someone with a low score faces.
• How the Kremlin is cribbing the Chinese Communist Party's propaganda playbook for its own nefarious purposes.
• Why, after 10 years of having mostly positive things to say about life in China, Laowhy86 suddenly found himself on the run from the authorities and barely escaping the country.
• How Laowhy86 went from lifestyle vlogging to covering things mainstream journalists couldn't (or wouldn't) touch.
• Myths perpetrated by the CCP that need to be dispelled.
• And much more...

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/644

Miss our two-parter with wrongfully imprisoned Erik Aude? Catch up by starting with episode 147: Erik Aude | Imprisoned in Pakistan for a Crime He Didn’t Commit Part One here!

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