PRC’s devious ‘cognitive warfare’: Promote China rule while undermining Taiwan

Originally published by The Washington Times

Late last March, the intelligence community’s Annual Threat Assessment startled observers of Taiwan Strait tensions by declaring that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is not planning to invade Taiwan in 2027 and has no “fixed timeline” for annexing the self-governing democracy.

This apparent backtracking from the “Davidson Window” — Admiral Philip Davidson’s assessment that the PRC would be capable of invading Taiwan by 2021 — should not cause complacency, however.

The PRC has long been waging cognitive war, kindling skepticism of American commitment to Taiwan, using social media influencers to create societal division and promoting the inevitability of China’s rise and Taiwan’s annexation.

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