Category: Infiltrating the West

Irish Data Watchdog to Probe TikTok Over Handling of User Data

TikTok, the Chinese-owned video sharing platform, faces two inquiries from a data regulator in the European Union (EU) over its processing of children’s information and transferring of user data to China. The IrishData Protection Commission (DPC) said it will first look at the processing of personal data in the context of platform settings for users…


Antonio Graceffo—Part 2: China’s Effort to Subvert Media, Entertainment, and Journalism

In the second part of our two-part interview, we continue to delve into how China applies propaganda through various methods with Dr. Antonio Graceffo, a China expert with 20 years of experience in Asia, economics, and politics. Soft or hard propaganda both require a degree of planning. This includes infiltrating different media platforms, such as…


Antonio Graceffo: China’s Internal and External War of Propaganda to Throw the World Into Chaos

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) propaganda systems both within the country and abroad are running full steam ahead. It’s a part of an overall strategy to dominate the flow of information in the world. This comes from a desire to control the narrative on various aspects of the issues most concerning to citizens in the…


CCP Says Western Forces Launching Cyberattacks on China: Internal Document

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has warned of cyberattacks launched by “Western anti-China forces” in a leaked internal document. The leaked document (pdf), titled “Cybersecurity Risks, Challenges, and Countermeasures,” was issued by a municipal agency of Tieling city in the northeastern province of Liaoning. The document was dated June 19, 2020, three-and-a-half months before the CCP’s centenary….


Tang Jingyuan: How Biden and Xi View ‘Competition’ Is Different; China’s Bid to Take Over the US

How can China dethrone the United States on the world stage? Do they have a plan? As we continue to delve into the idea of information warfare—in particular, how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) plays this strategy—the idea of the CCP taking over is not fiction.  The reality is that the current CCP leadership is…


Chinese Propaganda at Home and Abroad: Chinese Media Attacks the US

Analysis At the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2021, the propaganda was stepped up, praising both the Party and Xi Jinping. In a China that has become prosperous and where competition in the new economy is fierce, it would be easy for everyday people to turn away from the Party which…


Chinese Propaganda at Home and Abroad: Complicity of US Actors

Editor’s note: Part 1 examines how the Chinese regime uses American mainstream media to wage its propaganda battle abroad. Analysis According to the Hoover Institute, Beijing has been conducting an ongoing propaganda campaign in the United States for some time. This campaign has been targeted at undermining U.S. confidence and policies, while exploiting the freedom of…


Taiwan Launches News Platform For Westerners as Beijing’s Propaganda Prevails

Taiwan launched the first international streaming platform on Aug. 30 to reach the English-speaking world, as Beijing continues pushing propaganda campaigns on the world stage. “Our story deserves to be told by Taiwanese voices,” said the president of the self-ruled island, describing the launch as “an exciting new initiative.” Government-funded TaiwanPlus will broadcast online the…


Taiwan Launches News Platform For Westerners as Beijing Steps Up Propaganda Efforts

Taiwan launched the first international streaming platform on Aug. 30 to reach the English-speaking world, as Beijing continues pushing propaganda campaigns on the world stage. “Our story deserves to be told by Taiwanese voices,” said the president of the self-ruled island, describing the launch as “an exciting new initiative.” Government-funded TaiwanPlus will broadcast online the…


State Department Offers Millions for Information on Chinese Fentanyl Trafficker

An award of up to $5 million is being offered by the U.S. State Department for information on a Chinese fentanyl trafficker. Zhang Jian, 42, a key leader of a transnational criminal organization that manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from at least four known labs in China, advertised illicit drugs on the Internet to customers…