– Andy Boreham, a Shanghai Daily columnist from New Zealand, was recently labeled as "China state-affiliated media" by Twitter. – “As far as I’m aware, I’m the first foreigner to gain this coveted title,” he tweeted. “Let’s keep fighting the machine, guys!” – The label, which applies to news outlets where “the state exercises control over editorial content,” reduces an account’s reach on the social media platform. – Boreham called Twitter a “tool for hegemony and the status quo” in an interview with Chinese state-owned media Global Times. – He denied being “bought” and claimed that “China is an amazing…