With 121 journalists detained, China is the world’s biggest jailer of journalists, ranking at the bottom of the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index. Independent media cannot work in the country without risking both their operations and their journalists’ safety. In parallel, the Chinese regime is seeking to export its model of media control by expanding the global reach of the state-run China Global Television Network (CGTN) to push its narratives, spread biased reporting, shape international opinion and conceal its human rights abuses.