A Renmin University researcher authored a study titled 'How can we precisely exert force in international communications toward the United States?'
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Bannon`s War RoomAug 17, 2026
A single unrated Substack post (Natalie Winters) names Renmin researcher Lü Jie as author of a 2021 study with the claimed title, and quotes its premise. No other source independently confirms the study, and the claimant's passage cannot corroborate it, so confidence is capped.
What was said
… They're targeting programs like Reddit and Quora, specifically finding manipulative tech ways to sort of blow past the restrictions on Chinese propaganda. One researcher at Renmin University, and I quote, the title of the study is, "How can we precisely exert force in international communications toward the United States?" Quote, "The American public is precisely a key field where U.S. Direct international communication can exert influence." …
Bannon`s War Room · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Substack article states that Renmin researcher Lü Jie published in 2021 a paper titled 'How Can We Precisely Exert Force in International Communication Toward the United States?', matching the claim's title and author affiliation.[4]
Context. The same article quotes the study's premise, that the American public is a key field where Chinese international communication can exert influence, which matches the wording the claimant read aloud.[4]
Context. The other sources (Reuters 2017, FactCheck.org, Full Fact, Renmin and school pages, PubMed, and others) discuss Renmin University or China-US relations in general and do not address this specific study, so they neither confirm nor refute it.[1][2][3][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Context. The claimant's passage is not evidence. The claim matches the passage's wording, so no extraction departure applies. The claim does not assert the 14-point figure, so the Substack's account of that figure is not graded here.
Sources
12 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 9 not rated
- 1China urges cooperation after U.S. brands it a competitorreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Search - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Research Agenda for Political Science in China in an Era of Great Change - PubMedpubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 4Chinese State Researchers Mapped How To Target ...nataliegwinters.substack.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Misinformation Toolkit – Full Factdev.fullfact.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Greater exchanges crucial for deepening trust between ...en.ruc.edu.cn · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Microsoft Word - CCAS-AN GANG-DOC.docxccasindia.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 8School of International Studies, Renmin University of Chinasis.ruc.edu.cn · not rated · cited for: context
- 9Notificationsen.nads.ruc.edu.cn · not rated · cited for: context
- 10Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies Renmin University ...rdcy.ruc.edu.cn · not rated · cited for: context
- 11Xiao Xi-吉林大学公共外交学院 - jlu.edu.cnsipa.jlu.edu.cn · not rated · cited for: context
- 12Diao Daming: Beijing should be more active to steer China ...eastisread.com · not rated · cited for: context
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