At @SecureDemocracy we've traditionally framed malign influence as a soft power capabilities separate from hard power.
But, China's malign influence often crosses over into gray zone conflict and/or deterrence.
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But, China's malign influence often crosses over into gray zone conflict and/or deterrence.
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https://twitter.com/aadilbrar/status/1366187840036626437
China has weaponized information manipulation to erode the confidence of Taiwanese military personnel and civil society through disinfo claims.
For example, this happened late last year...
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taipeitimes.com/News/front/arc…
For example, this happened late last year...
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taipeitimes.com/News/front/arc…
In addition to the countless Chinese sorties into Taiwan's airspace, which aim to probe defense capabilities as well as confidence in government:
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bbc.com/news/world-asi…
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bbc.com/news/world-asi…
These are just a few of the numerous ways China has used hard and soft power to play off each other for the purpose of malignantly influencing a democracy.
And any strategy to combat China's malign Influence must include gray zone escalation/deterrence scenarios.
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And any strategy to combat China's malign Influence must include gray zone escalation/deterrence scenarios.
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