China building up tech for 'censorship apparatus,' U.S. report says
Analysis highlights Beijing's efforts to sway global opinion on Taiwan, other issues
China building up tech for 'censorship apparatus,' U.S. report says
Under Xi, the report says, China has invested heavily in "international public opinion guidance." For instance, Chinese information operations "frequently 'flood the zone' on foreign social media platforms with irrelevant content designed to hijack or demobilize discussions of topics the [ruling Chinese Communist] Party deems to be sensitive, such as human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet."
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