Russian conspiracy theorist now echoes Chinese regime

by J Michael Waller / Center for Security Policy / May 12, 2020 – A prominent pundit who pushed the discredited Russia collusion conspiracy theory is now promoting a range of well-established Chinese propaganda themes about the coronavirus. Soviet import Max Boot reinforced and laundered a range of Chinese Communist Party propaganda and disinformation themes … Read more

Wuhan Virus is China’s Chernobyl, Waller tells ‘China Unscripted’ podcast

The probable leak of the coronavirus from a Wuhan laboratory is China’s version of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl that led to the Soviet collapse, the Center’s J Michael Waller says on the “China Unscripted” podcast. The 1986 radioactive accident and the Soviet Communist Party’s coverup widened fissures throughout the Soviet system, ultimately leading to … Read more

China again accuses US military of spreading virus, but won’t allow probe of pandemic’s origin

by J Michael Waller / Center for Security Policy / April 29, 2020 – While accusing the US military again of causing and spreading the global pandemic, the Chinese government is getting tough on anyone who proposes an independent investigation into how it actually began. China, the regime says, is not an initiator of disinformation, … Read more

Wuhan Virus propaganda timeline update, April 23-25

by J Michael Waller / Center for Security Policy / April 27, 2020 – China’s pandemic propaganda and disinformation are so extensive that we’re making our daily Wuhan Virus chronology project more usable by issuing updates at least twice a week as separate stories. This is the first of the series, covering April 23-25. Of course we’ll … Read more

How China uses propaganda to manipulate world politics

Center Senior Analyst for Strategy, Dr. J Michael Waller appeared on Epoch Times’ American Thought Leaders to discuss the ongoing propaganda the Chinese Communist Party has been pushing throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Click here for an ongoing timeline documenting the CCP’s propaganda curated by Dr. Waller.

Pompeo’s warning to governors puts White House China policies in context

J Michael Waller / Center for Security Policy / April 1, 2020 – The Trump Administration’s outspokenness against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is not to exploit the coronavirus pandemic, as some CCP sources allege. It began two years ago as it recognized the far greater strategic threat the Chinese regime presents to the United … Read more

Pompeo rallies G7 to counter Chinese Communist Party disinformation

J Michael Waller / Center for Security Policy / March 28, 2020 – For the first time in a generation, an American secretary of state has worked with foreign leaders to aggressively coordinate a strategy against foreign state-sponsored disinformation. Secretary Mike Pompeo worked with six of America’s closest allies and economic partners to counter Communist China’s … Read more

The latest Party line: Criticism of Xi Jinping’s regime will worsen pandemic

J Michael Waller / Center for Security Policy / March 26, 2020 – The latest line from the Beijing is that criticism of the Chinese Communist Party from anywhere in the world will only serve to extend the agony of the global pandemic. The new party line came on March 25 in the CCP’s authoritative People’s … Read more

Administration takes the right position blaming CCP for pandemic

J Michael Waller / Center for Security Policy / March 25, 2020 – The Trump Administration is taking precisely the right position on placing blame on the Chinese Communist Party for the new coronavirus pandemic. As the virus spread around the world from Wuhan, China, the CCP began an aggressive disinformation and propaganda campaign to blame the … Read more

Administration mounts America’s first real challenge to Chinese Communist Party

J Michael Waller / Center for Security Policy / March 22, 2020 – The Trump Administration is mounting the nation’s first challenge to the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party since President Nixon opened up to Chairman Mao. This crucial effort is in response to Beijing’s repeated accusations that the United States military is behind … Read more