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Beijing’s Propaganda Playbook: Building a False Narrative About US Military Decline

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Beijing’s Propaganda Playbook: Building a False Narrative About US Military Decline
The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford departs Souda Bay on the island of Crete on Feb. 26, 2026. Costas Metaxakis/AFP via Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo
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Chinese state media and the South China Morning Post have used isolated maintenance incidents, readiness reports, and selective data to build a misleading narrative that the United States cannot sustain a prolonged war with China.

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Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.