China's Efforts to Shape the Information Environment in Cambodia

Abstract

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has embarked on a campaign to shape what audiences around the world read, hear, and watch about China. This report is part of a series that assesses Beijings efforts to influence the media environment in the neighboring Mekong countriesLaos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand. This report focuses on Chinas efforts to reach audiences in Cambodia. To place Chinas efforts into context, this report begins with an overview of Cambodias information environmentthe aggregate of key individuals, organizations, and systems that help shape opinion by disseminating news and information. Next, the report identifies key narratives that China is promoting to audiences in Cambodia and examines each of the tactics, tools, and techniques that it is employing to do so. The report concludes with a discussion of observations regarding the effect of Chinas efforts and issues to watch as the Cambodia information environmentand Chinas footprint thereevolves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1145673

Entities

People

  • Heidi Holz
  • Ryan Loomis

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 5G Wireless Networks
  • Broadcasting
  • Chinese Language
  • Commerce
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fake News
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Security
  • Nongovernmental Organizations
  • Radio Stations
  • Social Media
  • Southeast Asia
  • Students
  • United States

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Journalism and Media Studies.
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.