China is paying U.S. social media influencers to promote Beijing Winter Olympics and "good China-US relations"

The Chinese government is paying the consulting firm Vippi Media $300,000 to oversee a social media campaign to compensate prominent TikTokers, Twitch Streamers, and Instagram influencers for saying nice things about China leading up to the Beijing Winter Olympics.

From The Washington Free Beacon:

China is waging the social media blitz amid growing threats to boycott the games.