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China Information Operations Newsletters
26 July 2021
The China Information Operations Newsletter is edited by Hannah Bailey and Hannah Kirk, researchers at the Programme on Democracy and Technology (DemTech) at Oxford University.
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02 March 2022
What are China’s netizens saying about Ukraine?
- The New York Times reports
- Reuters report, Washington Post findings & TechCrunch revelation
- Historians open letter
- Journal of Politics research
Eileen Gu, Zhu Yi and “The Chained Woman”
- Video and censored letter
- Political Research Quarterly research
- The New York Times reports
- Online celebration
Censorship and hashtag astroturfing at the Olympics
- The Wall Street Journal reports
- Wired report and Yahoo Sports
The power of film
- BBC articles
- The Economist reports and Comparative Political Studies research
International influence operations
- The Wall Street Journal reports
- BBC article and Institute for Strategic Research report
01 February 2022
Surveilling the World
- Washington Post report
- Investigation by Miburo Solutions & China Media project report
- Reuters
- CSIS warning & The Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies article
Silencing Hong Kong
- Stand News announcement & Reporters Without Borders
- BBC News & Wall Street Journal editorial board
The AI Revolution: Automated Justice and Weaponry
- Article in the Journal of Politics
- US Treasury
China’s Tech Environment
- Bloomberg report & New York Times article
- Wall Street Journal report
- Protocol map
Problems with China’s COVID Lockdowns
- Social media videos
- New York Times
The Nationalist Youth on Social Media
- The Economist & article in the Journal of Contemporary China
08 December 2021
The Booming International Propaganda Industry
- ChinaTalk study
- Facebook and Twitter campaigns revealed by ASPI
- The Alliance for Securing Democracy & CSIS China Power Project report
Strategic Silencing and Targeted Surveillance
- IVPM research
- South China Morning Post report
- Protocol report
How China is Wielding Data Power
- Head of MI6 interview
- New York Times guest editorial & Protocol report
- David Karpa and co-authors article & book “Retrofitting Leninism”
Chinese State Media’s Response to Peng Shuai
- The China Media Project
- Global Times article
- The Wall Street Journal
04 November 2021
Disinformation Campaigns, Censorship Crackdowns and … Lobsters?
- NBC & BBC articles
- Financial Times & BBC reports
- Journal of Contemporary China article
China’s Growing AI Capabilities
- Stanford’s DigiChina translation
- White Paper on China’s Computing Power Development Index translation & Axos report
- Analysis by the Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Repressive Surveillance Systems in Xinjiang
- Australian Strategic Policy Institute report
- “In the Camps — China’s High-Tech Penal Colony” book
07 October 2021
Who is behind China’s international influence campaigns?
- Industrialised Disinformation
- Wall Street Journal report
- ChinaPower’s extensive interactive report
- China Media Project & Information, Communication & Society
- Mandiant Threat Intelligence uncovered evidence
New domestic surveillance approaches
- BBC report & Hong Kong Free press
- Big Data and Society article
- China Media Project
What is China’s AI strategy?
- Reuters report
- Center for Security and Emerging Technology report
The unforeseen effects of China’s aggressive diplomacy on tech
- Article in the People’s Daily
- Wall Street Journal Report
- BCC report
10 September 2021
Reshaping Societal Values
- Moderating citizens’ online behaviour
- Xi Jinping thought
- Increasing regulatory hold over big technology firms
But Grassroots Movements Still Wield Influence
- Leaders are still sensitive to online public opinion
- State media publications are also not immune to online criticism
- The CCP is aware of the need to be sensitive to domestic opinion to maintain popular support
Crackdown on Grassroots Movements
- Flooding in Henan province reporting in Protocol & the Economist
- Banning of WeChat accounts in the Guardian
- Unpacking of China’s intricate censorship system in the China Quarterly
- Hong Kong national security law in the Associated Press
- “The Party and the People: Chinese Politics in the 21st Century”, Professor Bruce Dickson
A Summer of Regulatory Reforms
- Stanford University’s DigiChina report
- Data Security Law and the Personal Information Protection Law
China’s Public Diplomacy Efforts Continue
- A study by the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR)
- Chinese state media cites fictional Swiss biologist
- Xi Jinping indicates that China’s “Wold Warrior” style diplomacy will continue
- A report by a cybersecurity company PrivacyCo
3 August 2021
Hacking for the Party?
- Recent hack of Microsoft email servers
- Chinese government new rules
- Government crackdown on digital currency transactions
Beyond Domestic Audiences
- A recent investigation by ProPublica
- A report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Crackdown on Grassroots Movements
- Flooding in Henan province reporting in Protocol & the Economist
- Banning of WeChat accounts in the Guardian
- Unpacking of China’s intricate censorship system in the China Quarterly
- Hong Kong national security law in the Associated Press
- “The Party and the People: Chinese Politics in the 21st Century”, Professor Bruce Dickson
Expanding Regulatory Power
- Investigation into Didi Global, Nikkei Asia
- Tesla under scrutiny, Bloomberg reports
- Private tutoring insight from Protocol
Learning to Localise Soft Power Narratives
- Vloggers defend China’s government, BBC report
- “Shaping the Future of Power: Knowledge Production and Network-Building in China–Africa Relations”, Professor Lina Benabdallah
8 July 2021
CCP at 100: How The Party Continues to Consolidate Domestic Power
- Chinese Communist Party 100th anniversary
- Journalists and social media users in mainland China
- Censors within China face an important dilemma
- The Cyberspace Administration of China
Beyond Domestic Audiences
- A recent investigation by ProPublica
- A report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
International Cyber Power: China’s Strengths and Weaknesses
- A fifteen country study by the Institute for Strategic Studies
- An interactive tool by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
- The recent book “Global China: Assessing China’s Growing Role in the World”
8 June 2021
China’s Evolving Discourse Power
- Is China’s Diplomatic Soft Power Strategy Changing?
- China’s Toolkit for Influencing International Discourse
- China’s Disinformation Campaign in Taiwan
- What Kind of “Power” Can Discourse Have?
Domestic Surveillance
- China’s Use of Domestic Surveillance
China’s AI Strategy
- Strategic Investment in Domestic AI Industry
- Uncovering China’s System of Technology Transfer
- Beyond Domestic Audiences & International Cyber Power: China’s Strengths and Weaknesses
11 May 2021
New Research
- China’s Global Public Diplomacy Operations
- China’s Information Operations in the UK
- New Book on China’s Public Diplomacy
- Information Control Damages Civic Trust in China
In The News
- China Winning the Narrative War on Sinovac
- Insecure Surveillance Systems
- The Emergence of Chinese Crypto