{"id":255325,"date":"2023-08-08T20:30:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T15:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=255325"},"modified":"2023-08-29T16:06:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:36:24","slug":"blessed-by-beijing-chinas-propaganda-war-is-well-funded-and-waged-subtly-centre-and-states-must-coordinate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/blessed-by-beijing-chinas-propaganda-war-is-well-funded-and-waged-subtly-centre-and-states-must-coordinate\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessed By Beijing \u2013 China\u2019s propaganda war is well funded and waged subtly. Centre and states must coordinate\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cBlessed By Beijing \u2013 China\u2019s propaganda war is well funded and waged subtly. Centre and states must coordinate<\/strong>\u201d published in The Times of India <\/strong>on\u00a08th<\/sup> August 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS 2 \u2013 International Relations<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relevance: <\/strong>concerns with Chinese growing influence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

News: <\/strong>An NY Times investigation has exposed a complex network of Chinese influence operations worldwide, raising security concerns for India.<\/p>\n

What are the findings of the investigation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The investigation reveals that American millionaire Neville Roy Singham<\/strong> is allegedly linked to the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda efforts.<\/p>\n

Singham’s non-profits have funded various<\/strong> entities, including think tanks, political parties, and media abroad, which promote CCP messaging. In India,<\/strong> Singham’s network is believed to have supported a news website.<\/p>\n

The goal is to shape a positive image of China<\/strong> by establishing networks for generating news, providing false information, and providing funding for seemingly harmless public initiatives.<\/p>\n

For instance,<\/strong> Taiwan has recently begun identifying Chinese-sponsored beautification initiatives in its regions.<\/p>\n

While these funds are channeled through a contest organized by China’s Fujian province, the underlying objective is to exert cultural influence on the Taiwanese population.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Therefore, given China\u2019s massive resources, similar influence operations might be attempted against India.<\/p>\n

What measures can be adopted by India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

India has an administrative structure where different components often lack effective communication. Moreover, a notable portion of the population remains underemployed or receives low wages. These factors create openings for Beijing to exploit India’s weaknesses.<\/p>\n

Hence, the Indian government needs to<\/strong> be more watchful of China’s secret plans, work closely with state governments, and use this as a reason to boost the economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cBlessed By Beijing \u2013 China\u2019s propaganda war is well funded and waged subtly. Centre and states must coordinate\u201d published in The Times of India on\u00a08th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 International Relations Relevance: concerns with Chinese growing influence. News: An NY Times investigation has exposed a complex… Continue reading Blessed By Beijing \u2013 China\u2019s propaganda war is well funded and waged subtly. Centre and states must coordinate\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,239,238,10496],"class_list":["post-255325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-international-relations","tag-ir","tag-times-of-india","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255325\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}