The Disinformation Dragon
The Chinese government has embarked on a new global strategy of promoting disinformation on issues such as Covid-19 and Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.
Prior to the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement and the Covid-19 pandemic, China’s presence on international social media was largely to promote a positive image of its country – trying to ‘change the climate’ rather than seeking to sow confusion and division. But this is changing.
In this investigation by File on 4 and 91Èȱ¬ Monitoring, Paul Kenyon and Krassimira Twigg examine China’s new strategy of aggressively pushing disinformation on social media platforms through the use of ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats, internet bots, ‘the 50-cent army’ of loyal Chinese netizens and a longer term goal of inventing a new type of internet where authoritarian governments can control users.
Editor: Lucy Proctor
Producer: Jim Booth
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Investigating China’s new strategy of spreading disinformation around the world.
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- Tue 9 Mar 2021 20:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 4
- Sun 14 Mar 2021 17:0091Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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