China Daily controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Vaccine misinformation criticism
China Daily was criticized for inaccurately associating deaths in Norway with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and for selectively presenting vaccine-safety information.
2021
Xinjiang and Uyghur women article
An article praising Chinese government policies in Xinjiang and describing their effect on Uyghur women drew condemnation. Twitter removed a repost by a Chinese embassy account and suspended that account under its policy concerning dehumanization.
2020
COVID-19 opinion censorship allegations
Reports said China Daily removed references to the origin of the pandemic from an opinion article by European Union ambassadors.
2019
Hong Kong protest misinformation allegations
Critics and media researchers cited China Daily content concerning the 2019 Hong Kong protests, including an allegation that protesters planned terrorist attacks, as an example of unverified or misleading state-media messaging.
2018
Disputed Davos mayor quotation
The newspaper was reported to have fabricated or inaccurately attributed a quotation to Davos mayor Tarzisius Caviezel.
2015
Unauthorized Peter Hessler byline
China Daily published an opinion article under Peter Hessler's name that incorporated altered interview material, unrelated comments, and fabricated passages without his authorization. The publication removed the English version but did not fully retract the article.