A Burmese woman walks behind a warning sign along the boundary line in the China–Burma border town of Wanding, in southwestern Yunnan Province, China, on Sept. 27 2007. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Chinese state-run media outlets have recently pushed dramatic spy-catching stories into the public spotlight, including repeatedly amplifying a single, loosely detailed case across multiple platforms.
The reports—carried by outlets such as state broadcaster CCTV and Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-affiliated newspapers—cite disclosures from the national security apparatus. However, the case at the center of the propaganda campaign lacks key facts, and critics say it bears signs of fabrication.
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