Will China Weaponize Social Media?
Now that Russia has shown how cyber tactics and informational subterfuge can upend established democracies, China will surely be taking some pages from the Kremlin's playbook. Chinese President Xi Jinping has made it clear that maintaining domestic stability and burnishing China's image abroad is the name of the government's game.
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ATLANTA – Ever since the 2016 US presidential election, with its revelations about Russian meddling, European officials have been on the lookout for similar attacks. But Europeans aren’t the only ones paying attention. So, too, are China’s leaders, who are considering what they might learn from the Kremlin’s successes.