Beijing leverages Media Warfare to influence public and government opinion in Taiwan


Source: centerforsecuritypolicy.org centerforsecuritypolicy.org

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Beijing leverages Media Warfare to influence public and government opinion in Taiwan Media warfare, also known as Public Opinion Warfare, leverages all instruments that inform and influence an adversary’s public and government opinion. Can the People’s Republic of China (PRC) invade and conquer Taiwan? Experts differ, but the current debate considers only the military balance—and whether the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has the weapons, hardware, and capabilities to get ashore, defeat Taiwan’s military, and force Taipei to surrender. Professor Kerry Gershaneck’s new book, Media Warfare: Taiwan’s Battle for the Cognitive Domain , details and explains a key portion of that...