Social Media Ideas for China Influence Campaigns

Iran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence Campaigns

The countries, along with Israeli firms, combined Chinese open-source A.I. models and A.I. agents for the campaigns, foreshadowing future online manipulation.

China Sends Envoys to US College Campuses Looking to Recruit Students for Propaganda Trips

Earlier this month, news broke that a Chinese Communist Party intelligence official now owns a building overlooking the White House. Also this month, the House Select Committee on...

Not all foreign influence in the Philippines is malign

Foreign influence operations in the Philippines have drawn increasing concern, ranging from soft power diplomacy to covert manipulation of institutions. Much of the alarm focuses o...

The US Is Losing to China in the Battle of Global Influence

China is building a dense network of relationships across all pillars of influence while the United States continues to weaken the institutions it traditionally used to compete.

Inside Michigan State’s China Programs: From Advertising Classes to ‘Psychological Warfare’

Michigan State’s academic partnerships in China are drawing scrutiny after a new report linked partner institutions to Communist Party propaganda work, military training and course...

‘Systematically dismantled’: Hegseth’s new offensive against China’s Confucius Institutes

Just weeks before Donald Trump’s second trip to China this year and his third meeting with President Xi Jinping, whom he has called a “truly great” friend, his administration is in...

China Capital stories reveal how ICBC advanced China’s political goals across four continents

ICIJ’s media partners uncovered strategic deals and moves the Chinese bank made around the world to further the political priorities of the party-state.

China’s Communist Party Buying Access to US High Schools

The Chinese Communist Party has pursued a decades-long, multilayered strategy to embed its influence in American education, adapting each time federal investigations closed one cha...

Beijing Pressure Campaign Targets Taiwanese Entertainers and Media Figures

Taiwanese officials say recent threats against a prominent television host coupled with pressure on a major news outlet show how commercial ties to China can become leverage over p...

How did China get wrapped up in the competitive race for Wisconsin’s 17th state Senate District? 

Both the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Wisconsin Senate have said of their efforts to win control of the chamber that their candidates are staying focused on issues clos...

China's Hidden Hand In America's Data Center Backlash

Bot farms, social media and a House committee letter reveal how Beijing is stoking Americans' AI fears to slow down a race it's losing on innovation.

How China harnesses AI microdramas to shape public opinion at home and abroad

Beijing is rapidly scaling up the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to produce short-form videos and microdramas in its publicity campaigns, aligning with directives stressing te...

WATCH: How the world’s biggest bank advances Beijing’s interests

Based on a trove of 4.8 million records, China Capital reveals how ICBC used its U.K. operations to pursue explicitly political objectives for its majority shareholder, the Chinese...

AI Is Lowering the Barriers to China’s Information Warfare Against Japan

China-linked influence operators are increasingly using AI to craft more effective disinformation campaigns. 

X finds Chinese bot farm pushing anti-data-center messages on Americans

The social media platform X said it uncovered a Chinese influence operation to turn Americans against AI development and construction of data centers.

Chinese gov’t program at 83 US colleges seeks to ‘influence’ students

The Young Envoys Scholarship, backed by Chinese Communist leader Xi Jinping, is run by a Marxism, CCP-linked organization but supported by dozens of US schools.

China urged to build ‘system’ to protect expanding overseas interests

Beijing has been urged to do more to protect its overseas interests with a call for diplomatic engagement to reshape international rules and deeper security cooperation with other...

China escalating election interference efforts, NSB says

Iran, China create autonomous AI influence campaigns

SAN FRANCISCO >> Iran, China and groups in Israel used artificial intelligence in novel ways in recent months to create first-of-their-kind influence campaigns on social medi...

A Bipartisan Wake-Up Call on China's Infiltration

Washington rarely agrees on much. But the Chinese Communist Party's infiltration of American infrastructure has a way of focusing minds, Republican and Democrat alike. The bipartis...

Six-Figure Ad Blitz Urges Congress to Investigate Environmental Law Institute over Alleged Chinese Communist Party Ties

A six-figure advertising campaign is calling on Congress to investigate the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) due to its relationships with Chinese entities, as State Armor renews...

Taiwan Report Identifies 70 Local Election Candidates in CCP-Endorsed Exchanges

The Information Operations Research Group (IORG), a Taiwan-based research organization, has identified at least 70 candidates in Taiwan’s 2026 local elections who were featured in...

UK Parliament debates infrastructure security after China Capital revelations

ICIJ and its media partners found that Chinese bank ICBC served as a financing hub for infrastructure in the U.K. and Australia, prompting questions about Beijing’s influence over...

China’s Stake in the Russian Duma Elections

The topic is a controversial one in China due to the obvious parallels between the Russian and Chinese political systems and the stake the Chinese leadership has in the stability o...