If you would like to see a video version of this article please watch on YouTube: Last month the NY Times published an article entitled “How Beijing Influences the Influencers”, it was an article that took many months of research as the authors contacted dozens of Western social media influencers living both in China and abroad asking them a variety of questions related to their work on YouTube. The overall goal of the article was very simple. Discredit the work of these foreigners who are sharing their stories and genuine insights from China and make sure the American public continue to have a negative impression of China.