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China

This section of the EUvsDisinfo website features content about China’s information manipulation activities in the global information environment, including guest articles by researchers from civil society and academia.

China’s information manipulation and interference is diverse and comprises various tactics, including those of a coercive nature. These tactics include spreading conspiracy narratives, carrying out disinformation activities on social media platforms and suppressing critical voices globally, also by intimidation and harassment.

The pandemic and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine have provided further evidence of China’s information manipulation, but also of its alignment with Russia in the information environment – Chinese state-controlled media and official social media channels having provided a platform for sanctioned Russian channels and amplified selected pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives.

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  • 19 Articles in this category
  • — Of all database cases

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10 mins read Grzegorz Stec & Eva Seiwert

China on peace in Ukraine: What to expect based on the track record of Beijing’s narratives

China has been promoting itself as an impartial and constructive actor on the global stage, including in resolving what they refer to as the “Ukraine crisis”. This article looks at the evolution of China’s peace narrative and points of alignment with Russian interests as we mark three years of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine.

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No Way Back

Putin’s illegal annexations announcement speech took us on a mind-bending ride into an alternative reality and his followers off the cliff with him.

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7 mins read

Nord Stream 1 & 2 sabotage – disinformation a la MH-17?

While official investigations are underway, the slinging of disinformation on who is to blame is picking up speed with Kremlin accusations in all directions. Patterns are reminiscent of the Kremlin disinformation seeking to shift responsibility for the downing of Malaysian airliner MH-17.

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4 mins read

Disinformation Fuelling Food Insecurity

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is destabilising global food markets, while Russian disinformation is exacerbating tensions in a bid to deflect blame and undermine global support for Ukraine.

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7 mins read

“Biological weapons are banned; biological research is not”

Dr. Jean-Pascal Zanders, founder of The Trench and an independent expert on disarmament questions tells about the crucial differences between legitimate biological research and the development of biological weapons and why Russia is spreading disinformation about biological research in Ukraine

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4 mins read

Weapons of Mass Delusion

Disinformation concerning the alleged planning of nuclear attacks or the use of bioweapons dominate the narratives of pro-Kremlin outlets and Chinese state media.

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6 mins read

What Happened in 2021?

2021 is coming to an end, but there seems to be no end to pro-Kremlin disinformation. This year we added over 2,700 new examples of pro-Kremlin disinformation to the EUvsDisinfo database. This is what we found.

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Disclaimer

Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.

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