Tag: influence

‘Beijing Is Doubling Down’: Report Warns China’s Media Influence Efforts in US Are ‘Very High’

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has intensified efforts to influence the media in the United States as part of a multibillion-dollar global campaign to shape public opinion in its favor, according to a new report. Freedom House in its “Beijing’s Global Media Influence” report released on Sept. 8 found that the Chinese regime and its…


Home Town Story (1951)

After failing to be reelected, politician Blake Washburn returns home and becomes editor of the local newspaper. When he notices the influence the paper has on the public, he uses it to appeal to potential voters in the next election. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature…


Jan. 6 Panel May Try to Influence Pennsylvania Governor’s Race: Mastriano Attorney

State Sen. Doug Mastriano, Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, is scheduled to meet with the Jan. 6 Committee Aug. 9. It was to be a voluntary interview, but the committee is now demanding a compelled deposition. Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano gives a victory speech at his election-night party at The Orchards in Chambersburg, Pa.,  on…


Is Russia Still a Great Power?

Commentary Is Russia worthy of being called a “great power,” let alone a superpower? Not to kick someone when they’re down, but it’s difficult to argue that Vladimir Putin represents anything other than a middling regional state, albeit the largest country in the world and one with nuclear weapons. In the first place, until the…


China’s Ambitions in Africa to Displace the US on the Global Stage—With Tiffany Meier

China’s influence in Africa is displacing the global position of the United States. This long game to subvert and dominate an entire continent is decades in the making. Now, that effort is paying off with heavy debt for the nations in Africa—and helping China become even more powerful at the United Nations. All the while,…


Chinese-Linked Casinos in Pacific Islands Are Vehicles for Corruption, Expanding CCP Influence: Analysts

A Fijian court handed down a sentence and ordered a Chinese casino developer to pay $650,000 on April 28 for causing substantial damage to the environment while undertaking unauthorized development on Malolo Island in Fiji’s west. The case also highlighted the marathon struggle of Australian surfers Navrin Fox and Woody Jack who held a stake…


US Business and Political Elites Are Putting America Second to China: Author

“Should the U.S. government try to overthrow the [Chinese Communist] Party?” asks Isaac Stone Fish in his new book, “America Second: How America’s Elites Are Making China Stronger.” Stone Fish, CEO of China-focused consulting firm Strategy Risks, as well as a former Beijing correspondent for Newsweek magazine, writes, “The Party poses an existential threat to…


China Perfecting Its Social Media Disinformation Operations to Influence Americans: Analyst

The Chinese regime is perfecting its ability to influence social media users through the spread of propaganda and disinformation, an analyst says, despite encountering few setbacks. Twitter in December removed 2,160 accounts linked to Chinese information campaigns. Most of the accounts were removed because they “amplified” the Chinese Communist Party’s narrative to stymie allegations of…


China’s Influence Over US Goes Way Beyond Universities

Commentary Some prominent Americans believe that China quite literally controls the United States, the most powerful country in the world. Does the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) employ Manchurian candidates to manipulate the masses? Yes, but not necessarily in the United States. The CCP’s manipulation of American minds occurs in subtler ways. Although the strings being pulled…


Report Exposes Chinese Influence in Italian Politics

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aims to sway Italian leaders and prominent figures so as to mold policy and public opinion in its favor, says a new report. The CCP’s activities in Italy are part of a broader plan to expand the party’s influence globally, says the report published on Nov. 20 by researchers at…