Generations of Chinese, including our columnist, turned to U.S. government-run outlets for an education in democracy, rights and the English language.

The lawsuit by the director and journalists is the latest legal challenge to the administration’s bid to dismantle the government-funded broadcaster.

American soft power will suffer with the Trump administration’s decision to silence Voice of America and Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty.

The Department of Government Efficiency is shuttering organizations that Beijing worried about most, or actively sought to subvert.

Beijing has long criticized the outlet, as well as Radio Free Asia, for highlighting human rights abuses in China.