"We are proud to have resumed broadcasting to audiences in China in Mandarin, Tibetan, and Uyghur, providing some of the world's only independent reporting on these regions in the local languages."
"She said the ability to restart the broadcasts was due to private contracting with transmission services."
"A bipartisan spending bill that Trump signed into law earlier in February included $653m for USAGM, which oversees RFA, VOA and other government-funded outlets."
Radio Free Asia resumed broadcasting to audiences in China in Mandarin, Tibetan and Uyghur after earlier funding cuts forced a near shutdown. Grants overseen by the US Agency for Global Media were terminated last year by an acting chief executive who alleged waste and anti-Trump bias, prompting mass layoffs. The broadcasts restarted through private contracting with transmission services, though details were not provided and rebuilding the network requires consistent congressional funding. A bipartisan spending bill included $653 million for USAGM, down from previous years but above the smaller amount previously requested to close the agency. China’s embassy accused RFA of anti-China bias.
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