China Uses Green Messaging to Bolster South China Sea Claims Amid Nature Preserve Push

A CGTN Facebook post of a Xinhua environmental story in the South China Sea

There’s been a noticeable increase in recent weeks in the number of environmentally themed news stories published by China’s state-backed outlets Xinhua and CGTN, focused specifically on the South China Sea.

On Tuesday, Xinhua distributed a video that showcased newly hatched green sea turtles heading into the water on one of the Spratly Islands.

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