I mean, NY Times shouldn't be taken at face value. Al Jazeera shouldn't be taken at face value. CBC shouldn't be taken at face value. Everybody has bias/interests and I fail to see how the stuff coming from Sixth Tone is any more objectionable.
Sixth Tone is owned and operated by the government, for the purposes and goals of the government. Does Trump control the NYT? I think he wishes he did, but no.