States of Play by Sam Olsen

States of Play by Sam Olsen

Understanding China/Western diplomacy through Twitter

What the two sides' social media channels tell us about their broader diplomatic goals

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Sam Olsen
Jul 20, 2021
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Hello fellow China Watchers

Following on from my article about the CCP’s global messaging the other week, I had lots of feedback on the differing social media strategies of West vs East. As such I thought that I’d take a closer look at what’s happening on social channels, and see if the messaging being pumped out can give us any insights into broader dip…

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