VIDEO - AFPC Insights Episode 2: China’s Coronavirus Disinformation Campaign

Related Categories: Democracy and Governance; Human Rights and Humanitarian Issues; International Economics and Trade; Public Diplomacy and Information Operations; Global Health; China
Related Expert: Annie Swingen, Michael Sobolik

AFPC Fellow for for Indo-Pacific Studies Michael Sobolik discusses four stages of China's coronavirus propaganda (damage control, deflect blame, charm offensive, economic coercion) and the subsequent implications for U.S. foreign policy, with AFPC Director for External Relations Annie Swingen.

Further reading: To Hold China Accountable for Delayed COVID-19 Action, Target the ‘Great Firewall,’ by Michael Sobolik, The Diplomat, April 28, 2020 - https://bit.ly/3dkJHbj

"How China is ruthlessly exploiting the coronavirus pandemic it helped cause,"  by Alex Ward, Vox News, April 28, 2020  - https://bit.ly/2xy4Kb5

"Don’t Let the Chinese Communist Party Use the Coronavirus to Its  Advantage ," by Michael Sobolik, National Review, March 27, 2020 -  https://bit.ly/35rJUXp