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Beijing Using Political Warfare to Subvert Free Societies Worldwide, State Department Official Warns

Beijing Using Political Warfare to Subvert Free Societies Worldwide, State Department Official Warns
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell (L) arrives after a meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (not pictured) at the foreign ministry in Seoul on July 17, 2019. Ahn Young-Joon/AFP via Getty Images
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is deploying political warfare to covertly influence free societies around the world, a top State Department official has warned.

The regime “wants control, or at least veto power, over public discourse and political decisions the world over,” said David Stilwell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, at a virtual discussion hosted by Stanford’s Hoover Institution on Oct. 30.
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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