Chinese Information Manipulation: A Conversation with Daniel Kliman
Oct 26, 2023
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Dr. Daniel Kliman discusses the new special report on China's information manipulation. He highlights China's tactics, including propaganda, censorship, and digital authoritarianism. The podcast also explores China-Russia cooperation in information manipulation and the role of technology. Strategies to address this challenge are suggested for the United States and its allies.
China's information manipulation efforts pose a significant risk to the future integrity of the global information space.
A comprehensive analysis is necessary to understand the less understood aspects of PRC's use of propaganda, disinformation, and censorship to shape the global information space.
Deep dives
The Stakes Involved in China's Information Manipulation
China's information manipulation efforts pose a significant risk to the future integrity of the global information space. The People's Republic of China (PRC) seeks to reshape the global information environment in a way that supports its economic and security interests, creating biases and gaps that influence decision-making worldwide.
The Need for a Comprehensive Analysis of PRC Information Manipulation
While there is existing research on specific aspects of PRC information manipulation, there is a lack of a holistic framework to understand the totality of Beijing's approach. A comprehensive analysis is necessary to shed light on the less understood aspects of PRC's use of propaganda, disinformation, and censorship to shape the global information space.
The Importance of Discussing and Understanding PRC Information Manipulation
Understanding PRC information manipulation is crucial as it seeks to shape the global information space to advance its objectives in the security and economic domains. Discussing and shedding light on Beijing's tactics and techniques is important as it is a relatively understudied area that requires attention.
Building a Common Understanding and Empowering the Global Community
The release of the report aims to build a common understanding of the challenges posed by PRC information manipulation. It serves as a foundation for proactive measures and aims to empower foreign governments, civil society, academics, and media to work together in upholding the integrity of the global information space.
In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, we are joined by Dr. Daniel Kliman to discuss the new special report released by the State Department’s Global Engagement Center, titled How the People’s Republic of China Seeks to Reshape the Global Information Environment. Dr. Kliman underscored PRC ambitions for controlling the global information landscape and what that means for the U.S. and its allies. Dr. Kliman also shines light on specific PRC tactics, including five different ways China engages in information manipulation. Finally, he highlights how the United States is working with key allies and partners.
Dr. Daniel Kliman is the director of the Global Engagement Center’s China Division. Previously, he worked in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, where he served as Senior Advisor for Asia Integration. He was the former Program Director and Senior Fellow for the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. He has also worked at the German Marshall Fund as a Senior Advisor with the Asia Program. Dan is an expert in Asia-Pacific strategy, with a particular focus on U.S. competition with China.
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