October 5, 2022 — A government-run newspaper and social media accounts in China have targeted actor Leonardo di Caprio and The New York Times for criticizing China’s distant-water fishing industry.
Di Caprio recently used his Twitter account to highlight an extensive New York Times article published 26 September titled “How China Targets the Global Fish Supply,” which details the global footprint of China’s fishing fleet. The Chinese language edition of the Global Times, a tabloid run by the Communist Party daily organ the People’s Daily, described the article’s claims as false and distorted.