China's Media Control and Manipulation
Abstract
This chapter explores the role of the state intelligence apparatus in both its skillful manipulation and its blunt-force control of modern media at home and abroad. The chapter illuminates how emerging media technologies play an increasingly significant role in reinforcing Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rule. It also argues that China’s state security sector is uniquely poised to seize the new opportunities presented by emerging Big Data and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to further improve its domestic and international influence operations.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Media Influence and Politics
Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 131–147
- Publication date
- 6 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter