China using ethnic-minority influencers to "sanitise" image of Xinjiang report finds

New research has found China is using social media in increasingly sophisticated ways to sanitise its image of troubled areas, including Xinjiang. A report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute says China's government is using popular ethnic-minority influencers to spread its narrative around the world.

A social media influencer presenting an idyllic picture of cotton production in Xinjiang Source: YouTube