Dutch MEP Bart Groothuis demanded that foreign policy chief Josep Borrell give a 'full explanation to the European parliament' over allegations of a watered down report regarding Chinese disinformation.
reported that the initial draft of the document detailed Beijing's attacks on the French response to the crisis, plus false allegations that 80 French politicians signed a statement including racist slurs to criticize the head of the World Health Organization. The report is also said to have mentioned a Chinese bot network based in Serbia used to spread disinformation on social media.that the EU had"caved in on substance.
Peter Stano, a spokesperson for the European External Action Service—which published the report—said Saturday that the group's output is"categorically independent," according to Politico. He added,"We have never bowed to any alleged external political pressure. This includes also our latest snapshot overview on disinfo trends."article made"ungrounded, inaccurate allegations and contains factually incorrect conclusions about the EEAS' report.
This file photo shows the Chinese and European Union flags at the German Chancellery on May 31, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.
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