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  • Since 7 October, a variety of Chinese official state actors and Chinese state-affiliated media have been sharing narratives about the Israel-Hamas conflict. These narratives seem designed to seed anti-US and anti-Western sentiment by presenting Canada and the United States as key enablers of the conflict in Gaza.
  • Pro-CCP (Chinese Communist Party) actors have also sought to present China as a peacekeeper seeking to create harmony and cooperation between countries. This is part of the CCP’s broader communication strategy to promote a ‘multipolar’ world in which China has a more significant foreign policy role.
  • Canadian alternative media outlets such as the Canada Files and various influencers have published a high volume of content about the Israel-Gaza conflict. Many of their narratives have previously appeared in Chinese state media or could be labelled as ‘China-friendly’.
  • The Canada Files (X: 8K followers, Facebook: 2.1K followers, Instagram: 556 followers, Telegram: 521 subscribers, TikTok: 15 followers) is an alternative media outlet which claims to pursue “anti-imperialist journalism challenging the ‘Canadian empire’” and to provide unique investigative reporting on the country’s foreign policy.
  • ISD research has found that it has published articles conveying narratives similar to those previously found on Chinese state-affiliated media. ISD has also observed that its posts were shared by Chinese diplomats.
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    5 months ago

    Oh fuck off.

    Free the Uighurs and free Palestine. There, happy?