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cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/8555683

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Energy is fast emerging as a new frontier in China’s cognitive warfare against Taiwan. China has consistently employed a carrot-and-stick strategy: positioning itself as an energy “savior” while simultaneously threatening an energy blockade to pressure Taiwan into yielding to coercion. As such, not only should the Taiwanese government recognize the importance of countering this emerging trend, but regional partners should also prioritize taking collective action to respond to energy-related coercion.

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[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@randomname@scribe.disroot.org please add the required [Opinion] prefix in the title.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not represent the official positions of the authors’ affiliations. The article does not draw on findings from ongoing joint research projects between the authors’ affiliations.

[–] randomname@scribe.disroot.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Done, although I think this is not an opinion here as the researchers provide strong evidence for this. It's a good example how the Chinese government is using a blend of false and biased news to fabricate fiction presented as 'news' ...

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

[Opinion] prefix doesn't have anything to do with actual content of the article. We just don't want to attribute something to publications that they do not explicitly endorse.

[–] simone@lemmy.org -1 points 1 week ago

China? Propaganda? Nooooo