Communist China Recycles an Old Soviet PsyOp

Communist China Recycles an Old Soviet PsyOp
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang holds a press conference with the Arab League's Secretary-General (unseen) at the league's headquarters in Cairo, on Jan. 15, 2023. AFP via Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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On 7 March, Chinese state-run media reported new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang stating that China would follow the principles of “peaceful coexistence” (Russian: Mirnoye sosushchestvovaniye) in relations with the United States. The ghost of Nikita Khrushchev must be whispering in Qin’s ear (and also his master, Xi Jinping’s ear) because that was a Soviet psychological operation intended to anesthetize the United States and the West for decades during the Cold War.
Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
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