China deploys foreign 'YouTubers' to create narratives and defame its critics: Experts
China has expertise in the manipulation of narratives and the propagation of false information, and these legions of foreign social media influencers seem to be the latest weapon that Beijing has deployed to defame its critics and to shift the narrative in its favour.
Sep 14, 2021, 10:43 AM IST
China's Confucius Institutes should register as foreign agents: US lawmakers
China had set them to project soft power, but had earlier acknowledged their failure.
Mar 22, 2018, 13:07 PM IST
Failed at soft power, China's Confucius Institutes to now serve Beijing's diplomatic goals
The Confucius Institutes were meant to be language schools, but they have faced accusations of spying and spreading propaganda.
Jan 25, 2018, 20:06 PM IST
