cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/51662069
China and Russia have shifted to using bots to spread disinformation by blending together truths and falsehoods to dominate online discourse, ... Japan Nexus Intelligence chief executive officer Masakazu Takamori says.
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In Japan, analysts have detected signs of “bot bombs,” or algorithms that identify key words and compose massive amounts of content to shape specific narratives and push them with fake engagement rates, he said.
This allows select controversies to be speedily boosted to the top of social media platforms, Takamori said.
Foreign-directed cognitive warfare against Japan focuses on just a handful of topics, he said.
Okinawa independence is one, with content claiming that it is a Chinese territory that had been forcibly annexed by Japan, he said.
Foreign operatives also target US military bases in Japan by amplifying the “unequal burden” placed on local residents, she said.
The aim is to incite anti-US sentiment and discontent against the central government in Tokyo, Takamori said.
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The pattern of cognitive warfare attacks targeting Taiwan is almost identical, especially during elections, he added.
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“The only difference between the disinformation being deployed against Japan and Taiwan is perhaps the language in which they are written,” Takamori said, adding that hostile forces are exploiting freedom of speech in democracies to spread their lies.
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At the same time, Beijing falsely alleged a sharp rise in crimes against Chinese nationals in Japan, prompting a prompt rebuttal from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which published validated statistics from the National Police Agency, as reported by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
While Beijing has not acknowledged any role in spreading disinformation, the messages circulating online align with China’s diplomatic rhetoric. When China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Jordan in December 2025, he reiterated that Taiwan is ‘an inalienable part of China’s territory’ and that these nations reaffirmed so. Also, he accused Japan of being motivated by ‘militarism’. The synchronisation of these diplomatic talking points with concurrent online narratives reinforce how state information operations and formal diplomacy function as mutually reinforcing instruments. Analysts have linked this pattern to broader ‘discourse power’ strategies pursued by Beijing’s propaganda apparatus.
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No it’s just not the response you’re looking for from your post.
China and Russia bad!
Cool?
Now, how about Asian countries form an alliance just like white people have with NATO?
How about? Yeah, as I said, you are whatabouting ... your are ridiculing yourself.
But, Taiwan and Japan could be two independent member states of this Asian Nato. If they want to do that, they should invite other countries in the region.
The article is about China spreading misinformation with the apparent aim to continuing its aggression against Taiwan. This has nothing to do with the 'white man.'
If you continue whatabouting, I end this discussion.
I don’t even know what this whatabouting is. This topic isn’t for you then. Leave me alone.