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Tanya Chen Says Chinese Reading Is Very Low While Still Checking CEN Translation Claims

This document is a 19 March 2015 email exchange between Craig Silverman and BuzzFeed’s Tanya Chen with the subject “Re: Small request”, concerning checks on Chinese-source stories being examined as part of the CEN investigation. It records Silverman asking Chen to compare a CEN/Austrian Times story and MailOnline version about a Chinese mother whose daughter was allegedly bitten by a tour guide with the original People’s Daily Online source, specifically asking whether the quoted material was a real translation “or something else”. Chen replies that her Chinese reading and writing comprehension is “very low”, says she had to consult Bryant Hua, a native speaker, and reports that the translated quote was “not too different” from the MailOnline version, with one possible arm/hand issue explainable by the closeness of the Mandarin characters.

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Part of Central European News & Mike Leidig v BuzzFeed (US Second Circuit Libel Case) – BF Case Documents

Europe Media Published 1 May 2026 at 21:09 Source: 1 November 2016

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