Beware of Official Narratives and Discourse Competition

Chinese mainstream news sources like Global Times and Xinhua promote the official narrative perspectives of the Chinese Communist Party, emphasizing a narrative of Western decline and China's rise. They claim to be the best democracy in the world and understand the needs of their citizens better than the West. This official narrative, including the idea of peacefully rising, has shaped Chinese policy for years. Additionally, there is a tactic called discourse competition, which involves shaping the narrative in indirect ways, as seen in the 'Twitter Wars' between Israel and Palestine in 2014.