US designates 5 Chinese media outlets as foreign missions
(WorldNews Politics)

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Tuesday designated five state-run Chinese news outlets that operate in the United States as `foreign missions,` requiring them to register their properties and employees in the U.S. The move comes amid growing U.S. concerns about efforts by overseas media organizations to influence U.S. public opinion and a determination by Washington that the outlets are directly controlled by the Chinese government and Chinese Communist Party, according to two State Department officials. The designations require each...