In the Dark Age of Information Warfare, We Need a Light Like Jennifer Zeng
By Zhao Lanjian
Today, the global news industry has been deeply infiltrated by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) extensive propaganda apparatus. This is especially true for Chinese-language media, which has become a frontline bridgehead in the CCP’s information warfare. Whether in mainstream Western media or self-proclaimed independent Chinese-language outlets, newsrooms are often filled with individuals tied to the CCP’s peripheral networks or even directly controlled by its intelligence system.
In this landscape, Western news institutions are significantly lagging behind the CCP in intelligence warfare and public opinion battles. This is not coincidental—it is a clash between democratic systems and totalitarian regimes on the hidden front. While authoritarian regimes can mobilize unlimited resources for transnational information manipulation, the free world’s journalism industry, bound by its inherent rules and naïve trust, is often defenseless against such covert warfare.
In the face of this global-scale information war, we need voices of truth more than ever—and Jennifer Zeng is an irreplaceable presence in this regard.
Jennifer Zeng is not only a member of the International Press Association but also a meticulous and dedicated reporter. Her work breaks through the CCP’s "limited perspective" trap within international news coverage. Amidst a global media environment heavily polluted by CCP propaganda, her voice remains one of the few untainted channels of truthful information. Her journalism is not only unique but also of irreplaceable importance, as genuine facts have become a scarce resource in today’s increasingly polluted information landscape.
Because of this, the CCP spares no effort in silencing Jennifer Zeng. Her YouTube and Twitter accounts have long been suppressed by algorithmic restrictions and bans—clear evidence of the CCP’s massive financial investment in global opinion warfare.
We must not let the voice of truth be drowned out. We cannot allow this flame of justice to be extinguished!
Today, I am making this appeal, inviting everyone to follow Jennifer Zeng’s work on "Gan Jing World" (via https://gjw.us/jenniferz) and support her ability to continue speaking out. Every follow and every subscription is an act of support for free journalism and factual truth.
In this era of information manipulation and rampant fake news, supporting Jennifer Zeng means supporting true press freedom!
(Jennifer’s note: The above article was posted by former Chinese journalist Zhao Lanjian when he shared my request for followers on my Gan Jing World channel via https://gjw.us/jenniferz. As an independent journalist, I am deeply honored and humbled to receive such support and high regard from a fellow journalist. This gesture provides me with much-needed encouragement, especially as I face severe suppression from YouTube, Facebook, and possibly X/Twitter.
In gratitude to Mr. Zhao and all my readers and audience, I will continue striving to spread the Inconvenient Truths to the best of my ability.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you all so much!)
3/26/2025
