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USA executes the invasion of China's dreams
While Trump takes out Maduro in hours, Beijing is still building its Taiwan case via military peacocking and online "Cognitive Warfare".
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CGTN and its influencer studios
Sleeper accounts. Evading Facebook advertising rules. University lectures on how to be a KOL. China's flagship propaganda arm adapts to a social media…
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Come on, then. Let's discuss UK-China
Influence ops, security risks, and China challenges are everywhere. But Britain needs to be realistic about its diminished status.
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"You're in spy territory now"
London falls into finger pointing as two ex-TEFL teachers manage to expose the UK's security weaknesses in Government
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Why China is so keen to support TikTok
The Party has regularly collaborated with ByteDance to amplify state content abroad. Those who believe it is fully independent from Beijing are lying…
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"No speed. No ability. Can't tell stories". Why China is turning to 'media studios' to revive its propaganda
These 'Light Cavalry' are designed to be small, nimble, and camouflaged — just don't ask them who they work for.
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Beijing parades tanks, and narratives
Aware soldiers marching through Tiananmen Square might throw bad optics, the Party explains there's nothing to worry about. Is there?
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How China uses "media studios" to hide in plain sight.
At 2:30pm on a recent Thursday, on the 43rd floor of the headquarters of the Shanghai United Media Group, some of China’s propagandists gathered to slap…
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How Chinese state media are quietly targeting "elites" via Substack
Journalists say they are writing "independent" newsletters. Their employers say otherwise.
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What is President Xi's legacy..?
So far, his tenure has been one of borrowed wins, sputtering projects, and debt. A lot of debt.
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Where did all the laowai go?
China has loudly been telling the world its tourist industry is booming. Videos show legions of happy tourists. Yet numbers tell a different story...
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China is winning the media war
Thanks to censorship, a new media direction, and Western self-sabotage, today the stories you hear from China.. are mostly just those the Party wants…
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China's army launches media hiring spree
The PLA is boosting its news department: the latest step in readying for a Taiwan invasion? Also, how Trump's tariff war may actually be helping…
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After two hours talking to me, China's Deepseek had sold out its Government and was keen to move abroad
The AI app is actually bizarrely honest and critical about the Party. You just have to ask the right questions.
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