International influencers debunk ill-intentioned Western accusations

Foreign internet influencers living in China are hitting back as they face a fresh round of accusations of being cultivated by the Chinese government to shape narratives in favor of China. How true are those accusations? What’s behind such narratives? And who has been pushing them?

Host Tu Yun joins Andy Boreham, New Zealand-born journalist based in China, one of the accused, Mario Cavolo, Founder and CEO of M Communications Group; and Edward Lehman, Founder and Managing Director of China-based law firm Lehman, Lee & Xu for a close look at the issue on this episode of Chat Lounge.