Summary of Assessed Chinese Influence and Cyber-Operation Plans, Part 3
A one-page continuation of a summary about alleged Chinese influence and cyber plans ahead of the 2020 presidential election focuses on gun proliferation and immigration-related themes.
This part repeats—rather than independently corroborates—the assertion that Chinese plans were designed to exploit perceived or real U.S. fissures and vulnerabilities to influence audiences and government decision-making. The page supplies no underlying sourcing, and one descriptor of the potential operations is redacted.
“The China plans were designed to exploit U.S. societal fissures and vulnerabilities, to influence U.S and other audiences, and by extension U.S. government decision-making.”
The summary lists inciting dissatisfaction among migrant communities, provoking demonstrations over alleged U.S. government human-rights violations against immigrants, inflaming conflict between pro- and anti-immigrant communities, and instigating anti-immigration demonstrations.
“Inciting migrant community dissatisfaction with the USG;”
The page repeats the claim that China could distribute these themes through social and mainstream media using overt and hidden influencers or contributors. It also repeats an option to gather information on senior U.S. officials to affect public opinion of them; neither repetition constitutes separate corroboration.
“China had developed capabilities to project themes on these topics into social media (Tiktok, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and others), as well as mainstream media through a variety of overt and hidden influencers and media contributors.”