Cause of War

Liu Rui has been a cartoonist for Global Times since 2003. She is interested in political cartoons and illustrations. The Global Times is a daily tabloid newspaper under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party's flagship People's Daily newspaper, commenting on international issues from a nationalistic perspective. The newspaper has been the source of various incidents, including fabrications and disinformation. The publication has been labelled as "China's Fox News" by some scholars and writers for its propagandistic slant and the monetization of nationalism] It is part of a broader set of Chinese state media outlets that constitute the Chinese government's propaganda apparatus.