Thread by @melissakchan

Good morning from Europe, where China Radio International (Chinese state media) — in Poland — in Polish — has a frontpage with no refugees, no war, but a headline reading: "If America really cares about Ukrainians, it should provide peace, not weapons."

Further down the frontpage of Chinese state media's website in Polish, Beijing wants the people of Poland to know that "Polish dairy products are increasingly welcomed by Chinese consumers." There is no other mention of Ukraine beyond the slam against the US.

Let's go to CGTN Français — Chinese state media's French language outlet for people in France. There is no coverage of war in Ukraine on the frontpage, although there is an article about "dark US biolabs in Ukraine."

How about Italy? Let's look at China Radio International's (Chinese state media) frontpage in Italian. To the people of Italy: There is no war in Ukraine. However, Beijing is donating money for a humanitarian crisis there, but doesn't explain what caused this mystery crisis.

Magyar CRI (China Radio International)! What is Chinese state media saying to Hungarians in their language? On its FB page, interestingly, it acknowledges some kind of conflict in Ukraine. But more than anything, it wants you to look at this bird among cherry blossoms in Japan:

On to Greece. What is Chinese state media saying in Greek to the people there? On the frontpage there is some "issue" in Ukraine. There is a "situation." But there are no photos of destruction, refugees, and no mention that Russia is the cause of the war. "War" is not used.

Moving to Romania! Chinese state media has a Romanian-language website. To the people of Romania, Beijing wants you to know there is no war in Ukraine. In fact, there's a headline that reads, "China will cooperate economically and commercially with Russia."

Chinese state media in Germany, auf Deutsch. You wouldn't know there's a war in Ukraine, there is no Russian invasion, but the frontpage wants Germans to know that, "Like all Chinese women, Muslim women benefit from the broad acceptance of equality."

CGTN en español! Chinese state media serves the Spanish-speaking world and it wants you to know that Beijing is neutral. Also, there are food shortages in western Ukraine due to "a number of factors." There are no photos of the war or refugees on the frontpage.

Chinese state media's (China Radio International) website for those in Czechia, in the Czech language, has no images of the war in Ukraine, no images of refugees, and a headline reading, "As for America, indeed, for the good of the Ukrainians, it should strive for peace."

Chinese state media also has a website in Portuguese, and China Radio International Português's Facebook page actually has almost a million followers. It shares no images of war in Ukraine but has a headline saying the "US must abandon Cold War thinking on Ukraine issue."

I will end by looking at Chinese state media's dedicated outlet in the Ukrainian language. To the people of Ukraine, the frontpage shows no war, no death, no refugees. No Russian aggression. But Beijing wants you to know today is World Water Day.