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Chinese Regime Exploits Campus Protests to Amplify US Divisions

The Chinese Communist Party exploits American civil unrest to divide the U.S. society; the pro-Palestinian campus protests are the latest example, experts say.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters rebuild the barricade surrounding their encampment after clashes erupted overnight on the campus of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), in Los Angeles on May 1, 2024. Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images
Terri Wu
Terri Wu
5/13/2024|Updated: 5/14/2024
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China’s communist regime is using the pro-Palestinian campus protests to discredit the U.S. government and amplify social divisions. This online activity, experts say, is part of China’s information warfare or psyop—psychological operation—to weaken the United States by causing Americans to fight each other.

Researchers have traced such Israel–Hamas war-related campaigns to a multi-year online influence operation known as “Spamouflage” or “Dragonbridge,” which Meta found had links to Chinese law enforcement.
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Terri Wu is a Washington-based freelance reporter for The Epoch Times covering education and China-related issues. Send tips to [email protected].
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