Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin speaks during a press briefing in Beijing, China, on Jan 26, 2024. (PHOTO / FOREIGN MINISTRY, CHINA)

BEIJING – The United States which often accuses other countries of spreading disinformation is in fact the true breeding ground of disinformation, China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks at a regular press briefing while replying to a query concerning a secret executive order signed by former US President Donald Trump in 2019.

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Spreading disinformation cannot inhibit China's progress but will only discredit the United States.

Wang Wenbin, Spokesperson, Foreign Ministry, China 

According to the Reuters news agency, Trump signed the secret order to authorize the Central Intelligence Agency to launch a clandestine campaign aimed at smearing China by creating a special team of operatives who acted covertly such as buying off media outlets and using bogus internet identities in China, Southeast Asia, the South Pacific and Africa.

"I recall that CIA Director William Burns said publicly not long ago that the CIA has committed substantially more resources toward China-related intelligence collection," said Wang.

The report echoes Burns' remarks, which has also once again shown that the US has spread China-related disinformation in an organized and well-planned way for a long time, and it's the US’ important approach to wage a battle of perception against China, said the spokesman.

He quoted from US Republican Senator Rand Paul that the US government is the biggest propagator of disinformation, noting that concocting and spreading rumors will only get one lose credibility faster.

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"Spreading disinformation cannot inhibit China's progress but will only discredit the United States," said Wang.