US President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the United States’ international broadcasting agency pledged on Thursday to sharpen its media challenge to China, including by expanding into short-form videos, podcasts and diaspora group chats.Sarah B. Rogers told a Senate committee hearing that Asia would remain a top regional priority for the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America (VOA) and funds Asia" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="32414" data-entity-type="organization">Radio Free Asia and other international broadcasters.“China is rapacious and it is expanding all of its propaganda efforts,” Rogers said. “Chinese adversarial propaganda is a problem, and combating it has been a cornerstone of my public diplomacy strategy.”
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THU · 2026-07-30 · 22:46 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0731-97669
NSR-2026-0731-97669News Report·EN·Political Strategy
Trump nominee vows to sharpen US media challenge to China
Sarah B. Rogers, President Trump's nominee to lead the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), stated her intention to intensify the agency's media efforts against China.
Han LiSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-30 · 22:46 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Sarah B. Rogers, President Trump's nominee to lead the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), stated her intention to intensify the agency's media efforts against China. During a Senate committee hearing, Rogers outlined plans to expand USAGM's reach through short-form videos, podcasts, and diaspora group chats. She emphasized that Asia will continue to be a primary regional focus for the agency, which oversees Voice of America and funds Radio Free Asia. Rogers described China's propaganda efforts as "rapacious" and identified combating Chinese adversarial propaganda as a core element of her public diplomacy strategy.
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Combating Chinese adversarial propaganda has been a cornerstone of her public diplomacy strategy.
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China is rapacious and is expanding all of its propaganda efforts.
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Asia will remain a top regional priority for the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM).
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The nominee plans to expand media outreach into short-form videos, podcasts, and diaspora group chats.
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US President Trump's nominee vowed to sharpen the US media challenge to China.
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