This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative. The Wall Street Journal of the United States mobilized reporters from many places around the world to investigate China's "Belt and Road" overseas projects, and published an article entitled "China's large-scale global projects are collapsing" at the beginning of the year, attacking and smearing the quality problems of the "Belt and Road" projects.
In this regard, Xinhua News Agency mobilized reporters in Latin America, Africa, Asia-Pacific and other regions to conduct on-the-spot interviews on the projects and personnel involved, and launched a media report entitled "Re-investigation: False Reports on China's Major Projects" to dispel the lies with irrefutable facts.
After the report was broadcast in multiple languages, it was published by more than 100 media such as Pakistan's Independent News Agency, Daily Times, Kenya's Banner, Nigeria's Blueprint, Namibian News Agency, Line Today, etc. ”
Investigate one by one to reveal the truth
The Wall Street Journal wrote about two locals near Ecuador's Cocacodo-Sincre hydroelectric power station and took their words out of context, suggesting that locals were "dissatisfied with Chinese companies" and that Chinese companies "forced local employees to work overtime and working in poor conditions."
Screenshot of Xinhua News Agency report
Xinhua reporters went deep into the local area and interviewed the two locals. Contrary to the Wall Street Journal report, they are full of gratitude to Chinese companies, saying that working in Chinese companies is not only well paid, but also the company cares about employees, praising Chinese companies for bringing great improvements to local development and residents' lives.
Xinhua News Agency interviewed local people, Chinese employees, officials video screenshot collage
In response to the so-called "quality defects" of Chinese projects, Xinhua News Agency interviewed local officials, experts and Chinese-funded enterprises such as the former Minister of Energy of Ecuador, the Director of the Pakistan Hydropower Development Agency, and the CEO of the Nirum-Jalum Hydropower Station in Pakistan, and restored the truth with authoritative reports and detailed data, making the Wall Street Journal's lies exposed to the world.
Screenshot of Xinhua News Agency's interview with local officials, experts, and engineers
Overseas netizens are angry against false information
On overseas social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Youtu, the article "Reinvestigation: False Reports on China's Large-scale Projects" has more than 5.86 million views and 70,000 interactions, and has been forwarded and followed by many Internet celebrities.
Ming Kesheng, a professor at Fordham University in the United States and a senior fellow on China at the Council on Foreign Relations, retweeted the Xinhua report, saying: "Interesting" - The Wall Street Journal reported on January 20, 2023 that there were construction problems in large-scale Chinese-backed projects in Ecuador, Pakistan and Uganda. The Xinhua report refuted everything and also "re-interviewed" the person quoted in the Wall Street Journal report.
Mohammad Zamir Asadi, a senior correspondent for the Independent Press Agency of Pakistan, said: "The Wall Street Journal's lies about China's large-scale projects around the world have come to light. ”
Xinhua News Agency reported that it was forwarded by accounts such as the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan on Twitter and other platforms, and won the recognition and support of overseas netizens on various platforms. Gun Sum Wong said: "In order to serve its boss and the government, the Wall Street Journal has become more and more low-level in recent years, and all reports about China are contrary to the truth. It is ridiculous for the United States to judge China's construction projects, because China has built many times more infrastructure than the United States and the West, and in this area they are far from China. ”
Netizen ASDF replied: "Not to mention the state of the US infrastructure and countless train derailments. ”
Gun Sum Wong replied: "The US government would rather spend one-third of its budget on the military than build infrastructure for the people." ”
Netizen Zain Massoud said: "This is what the American and British media are very good at! Lie, mislead! ”
Netizen Lukmon Oladepo Fabuenmi said: "Liars have been pointed out, they criticize everything made in China, but their accusations are found to be baseless. Well done China. ”
Netizen @jsch888 said: "The Wall Street Journal is a shameless news organization. I never took its reports seriously, and I never even read its reports again. ”
Netizen @htleong4790 said: "The Wall Street Journal should be sued for defamation. ”
Netizen Trevor Smith said: "America is pure jealousy. ”
Many netizens also praised China's "Belt and Road" initiative. Netizen Gid Akingdonde commented: "China is the only country in the world that has developed itself and helped other countries to develop. Unlike countries that use other people's resources to wage useless wars. ”
Netizen Ivan Khanjoyo said: China is rising, for a better world, let us help the "Belt and Road" succeed.
Netizen Yam Ping said: "Can Western countries also build such large-scale projects for other countries? When they saw what China was doing for other countries, they became jealous again. ”
There are also many netizens who praised Xinhua News Agency's in-depth investigation, and netizens @wsmithe2209 said: "Crush all lies, this is the best response"; Lundka Mussher said: "China is doing a good job. "I'm from Sri Lanka. I will see this kind of news in my country, please provide more information for Sri Lankans and don't let their favorable opinion of China decline. ”
Curator: Ni Siyi Ban Wei
Executive Producer: Feng Junyang Xue Ying
Coordinator: Xu Haijing, Liu Chang, Yan Junyan
Reporter: Li Qu Zhao Bochao
Editors: Zhang Dailei, Ma Xiaoyan, Wang Fengfeng, Cheng Dayu
Produced by the International Department of Xinhua News Agency
Produced by Xinhua News Agency's International Communication Integration Platform