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Chris Smith: In a February 2016 speech, President and Party General Secretary Xi Jinping declared that the media 'must be surnamed…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2016
In a February 2016 speech, President and Party General Secretary Xi Jinping declared that the media 'must be surnamed Party' (bixu xing dang) and called for 'absolute loyalty' to the Party from official media outlets and personnel.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith cites Xi Jinping's call for media loyalty to the Party.

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