Report on China’s Use of Soft Power in India a ‘Wake-Up Call:’ Expert

Members of the Working Journalist of India hold placards urging citizens to remove Chinese apps and stop using Chinese products during a demonstration against the Chinese newspaper Global Times in New Delhi on June 30, 2020. Prakash Singh/AFP via Getty Images

China has managed to obtain extensive influence in India, including in the South Asian nation’s film industry, universities, media, and its tech industry, according to a report by an Indian think tank.

In the years following World War II, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has utilized journalists and members of other organizations, especially those with Marxist tendencies, to proliferate the CCP’s influence in India, said the Law and Society Alliance (LSA) report released on Friday.