Updated Feb 20, 2021 | 08:00 IST
China relies on economic pressures, information manipulation to expand influence, a report by International Republican Institute (IRI) has said. Representational image | Photo Credit: AP
New Delhi: China relies on economic pressures, information manipulation to expand influence, a report by International Republican Institute (IRI) has said. The report titled - A World Safe for the Party: China s Authoritarian Influence and the Democratic Response, analyses the tactics used by the Chinese Communist Party to expand its influence across the globe to further its interests. The Chinese Communist Party has expanded its influence in vulnerable countries, relying on economic leverage and information manipulation to shape views and policy toward China, David Shullman, IRI Senior Advisor and editor of the report was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.