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CHINA: ‘The State Is Using Generative AI to Engineer Reality Through Informational Gaslighting’

Global Issues News1 days ago

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7/100

GPT Reference

25/100

Summary

CIVICUS discusses China’s tech-enabled repression with Fergus Ryan, a Senior Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), where he specialises in how the Chinese Communist Party shapes global information environments through censorship, propaganda and platform governance. His research includes a major study on China’s AI ecosystem and its human rights impacts, as well as investigations into China’s use of foreign influencers. Read the full story, “CHINA: ‘The State Is Using Generative AI to Engineer Reality Through Informational Gaslighting’”, on globalissues.org →

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Threat Level: RISING TENSIONS. China's use of technology for repression Impact on global information environments

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"China's use of technology for repression""Impact on global information environments"

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Published: 2026-03-18 15:12:43 UTCAI Scored: 3/19/2026Model: openai_override
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