A selection of our work and experts featured in print, television, radio, and online.
Lindsay Gorman on Beijing’s Technology Standard-Setting Offensive in Lawfare
The Chinese Communist Party has seized on the importance of international standards bodies for the dual and mutually reinforcing objectives of increasing national competitiveness and building international influence on technology adoption and norms [...]
Jessica Brandt on Beijing’s Viral Disinformation Activities for NED
Even as Beijing endeavors to promote itself as a responsible global player with an attractive governance model that renders it capable and willing to be a go-to provider of public goods during the coronavirus pandemic, China's leaders are increasing [...]
Hamilton 2.0 Findings Featured in CBS News
In recent months, China has significantly expanded its official presence on western social media platforms and moved toward a "Russian style" of spreading disinformation. CBS News' Olivia Gazis looked at some of ASD's preliminary findings from the e [...]
Laura Rosenberger on Chinese State-Backed Disinformation in The New York Times
Beijing's current disinformation tactics are a departure from the past, Director Laura Rosenberger told The New York Times. Chinese officials and media are trying out the typically Russian tactic of spreading multiple, contradictory disinformation n [...]
Lindsay Gorman on the Spread of Coronavirus Disinformation in Voice of America
Malign foreign actors have been using social media to spread coronavirus disinformation, but their efforts go beyond Facebook and Twitter to less visible platforms, like text messages and Facebook groups, Emerging Technologies Fellow Lindsay Gorman [...]
Jessica Brandt Discusses Coronavirus Disinformation on ‘The WarCast’
Disinformation is a regular part of our information ecosystem, but major political events, such as the coronavirus pandemic, are flashpoints for disinformation agents of all types, Head of Research and Policy Jessica Brandt said on War on the Rocks' [...]
Matt Schrader Discusses How the Chinese Communist Party is Manipulating the Coronavirus Pandemic with European Values
The Chinese Communist Party understands the geopolitical importance of having control of supply chains in this moment, China Analyst Matt Schrader explained on a European Values webinar panel. He also noted that the CCP's disinformation apparatus ha [...]
Laura Rosenberger on China’s Adoption of Russian Disinformation Tactics in Axios
Director Laura Rosenberger explained that the Chinese party-state's information manipulation tactics in the past few weeks have diverged from what we've seen in the past in Axios. She pointed out three main tactics that Beijing has applied in its co [...]
Kristine Berzina and Etienne Soula on Chinese Influence in Europe in EUObserver
While the EU is struggling to form a common strategy to combat the coronavirus, China has launched several initiatives across Europe to paint itself as a generous and reliable leader. “Good will and global cooperation in battling the virus are essen [...]
Laura Rosenberger’s Take on China’s Coronavirus Disinformation Featured in CyberScoop
On a CyberPeace Institute panel, Director Laura Rosenberger explained that China's propaganda apparatus is evolving and taking lessons from Russia. While China used to be much more focused on internal narrative creation and control, now it is sowing [...]
Laura Rosenberger Discusses the Coronavirus ‘Infodemic’ with the CyberPeace Institute
Director Laura Rosenberger joined a group of experts to discuss disinformation in the time of the coronavirus on a webinar organized by the CyberPeace Institute. [...]
Jessica Brandt on Beijing’s coronavirus disinformation push in The Sydney Morning Herald
“China in particular is using the coronavirus crisis to its advantage in the information domain,” Jessica Brandt told The Sydney Morning Herald. She explained that Chinese diplomatic officials and news outlets are now promoting the conspiracy theory [...]