Bryce C. Barros 白若詩 Profile picture
@TrumanProject Fellow | @CFR_org Term Member Previously @Gmfus @SecureDemocracy 🇨🇳, IndoPac & LA Views are my own. 他/他
Sep 13, 2021 5 tweets 3 min read
These tactics, within the context of #CCP-backed influence operations, aren't new. However, the intent to dive deeper into the American culture wars and conversations around race and discrimination in a more nuanced manner is a break from the past.

cyberscoop.com/china-social-m… In Taiwan, Australia, Canada, and even allegedly here in the US, CCP has backed protests and demonstrations against issues perceived as national strategic priorities by leaders in Beijing. The best-alleged example is the 2008 Olympic Torch protests in SF.

theatlantic.com/international/…
Sep 13, 2021 5 tweets 3 min read
Speaking of major #NATO allies with federal elections this month, last Thursday's 🇨🇦Canadian🇨🇦 Leaders Debate featured a robust several minute long rebuttal by opposition party leaders of PM @JustinTrudeau's handling of Sino-Canadian Relations.

bbc.com/news/av/world-… Sino-Canadian Relations seemed unimaginable to be a sticking point in Canadian politics just a few years ago, but have been hastened the status of:

☑️The Two Michaels
☑️Uyghur Genocide
☑️Huawei Telecoms Kit
☑️PRC-backed Political Interference
Mar 1, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
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.

1/5 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...

2/5

taipeitimes.com/News/front/arc…