====== Kerry Allen ====== Kerry Allen is a BBC reporter who writes about China, calling herself a BBC China Media Analyst. Allen makes no attempt to hide her anti-China bias. A quick review of her work over the last 2 years shows consistently negative reporting including: * The foreigners in China’s disinformation drive * China's new 'tang ping' trend aims to highlight pressures of work culture * The disinformation tactics used by China * China zoo 'tries to pass dog off as wolf' * Clubhouse discussion app knocked offline in China * China promotes education drive to make boys more 'manly' * Heroes in Harm's Way: Covid-19 show sparks sexism debate in China * Secret Morse code tune sees game removed in China * Manhole cover thieves 'may get death sentences' in China * China internet: Top talking points of 2019 and how they evaded the censors * Teen's TikTok video about China's Muslim camps goes viral * China facial recognition: Law professor sues wildlife park * Hong Kong protests: Celebrities, big brands and China's media game * Chinese driver gets ticket for scratching his face * Man detained in China for giving dogs 'illegal' names * Bohemian Rhapsody opens in China, minus all the gay bits * Chinese broadcaster censors Rami Malek Oscars speech * Taiwan game 'Devotion' upsets China with Winnie the Pooh reference * Chinese actor quits doctorate over plagiarism admission ===== Quotes ===== ^Quote ^Source ^Deceit | |"In December, Zhao Lijian was widely criticised for sharing a fake image of an Australian soldier killing an Afghan child, for which China refused to apologise." |The disinformation tactics used by China | The fake image was, in fact, **a political artwork**, akin to a political cartoon. The subject matter was not fake, as an Australian investigation into the soldiers found. | |"To the unsuspecting reader, they might appear as patriotic citizens acting independently, but frequently they are taking directions from Chinese authorities." | The disinformation tactics used by China | Claim made with **no evidence** whatsoever. | | A BBC investigation in May 2020 found hundreds of fake or hijacked social media accounts promoting pro-China messages on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Some 1,200 accounts targeted people critical of how Beijing was handling the pandemic. | The disinformation tactics used by China | Her own words "There was **no definitive evidence** tying these accounts to the Chinese government, but it did display similar characteristics to the state-backed network removed by Facebook and Twitter in 2019." That is, the BBC investigation is **pure conjecture**.| |"China zoo 'tries to pass dog off as wolf'" | China zoo 'tries to pass dog off as wolf' |In her words, "An employee confirmed this to local media, and said that the dog, which had been raised as a watchdog by the park, was only being kept there temporarily." Of course, don't make the **actual reason** a feature. |