Is Japan Immune From China’s Media Influence Operations?
Efforts to boost pro-China narratives in Japan haven’t received much attention – but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist.
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December 19, 2020
Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, left, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrive to a joint press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 26, 2018.
Credit: AP Photo/Andy Wong
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China’s efforts to shape political debates and thinking in other countries are multiplying rapidly. Efforts to build what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) calls “discourse power” have spurred media influence operations across the Asia-Pacific region. Through these campaigns, the CCP aims to cultivate pro-China sentiment and manipulate domestic political landscapes to its advantage. From China’s National Radio and Television Administration deepening ties with government-run media outlets in the Philippines to CCP affil