Shaping Minds, Shifting Power: China’s Cognitive Warfare Strategy in the Indo-Pacific

• In Event: Digital Media Effects on International Security: Influence Operations, Disinformation, and Diplomacy

Brief Overview

China uses cog/narrative warfare in Asia to shape perception and weaken democratic cohesion. Using media control, digital influence, and emotional manipulation, it targets fear/trust to shift public opinion and strategic alignment across the region.

Author

• Jonathan Walberg, University of Virginia