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China highlights Korean War in TV shows amid trade tensions

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China may be increasingly using entertainment media to control public perceptions of the United States
May 20 (UPI) — China may be increasingly using entertainment media to control public perceptions of the United States, and history, amid escalating tensions with Washington over trade and restrictions against Chinese tech firm Huawei.
State-owned China Central Television began airing two television dramas last week about the Chinese volunteer army during the 1950-53 Korean War. Chinese troops often clashed with U. S. soldiers of the United Nations Command during the conflict; in the shows, the Chinese soldiers and family are depicted as heroes who sacrifice in the war.

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