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Brussels’ restrained fight against Chinese disinformation

Since 2015, the European External Action Service has been analyzing disinformation campaigns that reach the EU from Russia to undermine democratic institutions – comparable activities from China, by contrast, are treated poorly. This is also because the European Council has not yet issued an official mandate to consistently pursue Chinese misinformation. Critics accuse the EU of a lack of political will.

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Marcel Grzanna
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In 2019, a light went on in Europe. As millions of people in Hong Kong took to the streets to protest growing Chinese control in the city, the European External Action Service’s (EEAS) Strategic Communications Division (StratCom Taskforce) noticed a new dimension of Chinese influence on public opinion in Europe. The information machinery “made in China”, controlled from Beijing, and directed to all parts of the world, massively increased its torque.

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