Chinese Disinformation Efforts On Social Media

Abstract

How are countries using social media--particularly disinformation campaigns--to influence the competitive space? How have governments, the private sector, and civil society responded to this threat? What more can be done? And what do all these conditions mean for future U.S. Air Force and joint force training and operations? This report attempts to answer some of these questions as part of a broader study of disinformation campaigns on social media and the implications of those campaigns in great-power competition and conflict. The People's Republic of China (PRC)'s Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) is the closest peer or near-peer foreign military competitor that the United States faces worldwide, and its military buildup has received substantial and growing attention in recent years.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1142311

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey W. Hornung
  • Nathan Beauchamp-mustafaga
  • Scott W. Harold

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Information Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Online Communications
  • Organizational Structure
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • Space Force
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.

Technology Areas

  • Space