CNN Shows Signal Being Blocked in China While Discussion About Tiananmen Square Massacre Is Happening

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RIPLEY: “1989, June 4th, the Tiananmen Square massacre, which is being marked here in Taiwan. But any discussion of that is banned in China. We’re probably being blocked — our signal is probably being blocked in China right now, although I’m not looking at a live picture of our Beijing bureau to see that. You know, China is basically not just watching what’s happening in the U.S. from the sidelines. They are actively trying to influence American opinion ahead of the November election, Erin. And so even though inside their country, any discussion of anything controversial gets the color bars that you’re seeing on screen there, they want to sow discord and amplified divisions inside the U.S. You heard that from the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and social media campaigns, and it’s also trying to influence Chinese opinion about the U.S. Interesting that they’re allowing that movie ‘Civil War’ to play in theaters this week. They just let a handful of foreign films in, but they want the Chinese audiences see that one.”