Chinese research models calculate they can improve American public opinion of the Chinese government and Communist Party by an average of 14 percentage points.
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Bannon`s War RoomAug 17, 2026
The only source addressing the figure, a Substack report on Renmin researcher Lü Jie's 2021 study, says the study calculated an average 14-point improvement in Americans' opinion of China when their assessment of Chinese culture, the government's responsiveness, or China's international conduct moved from negative to positive.
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… Quote, "The American public is precisely a key field where U.S. Direct international communication can exert influence." In this, they're going through all the ways that they can target American voters, and their conclusion is that they calculate that they can change an American's assessment of Chinese culture, the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, their international conduct, how they interact with the United States, to an average 14 point improvement, translation, make Americans like China by a 14% point percentage increase, with some of these models that they're running to understand American voters, and then take the tech, the chips, all of it that we've given them, the research, to throw it back in …
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Supports. The Substack report describes Lü Jie's 2021 Renmin study, which calculated an average 14-point improvement in an American's overall opinion of China when assessments of Chinese culture, the Chinese government's responsiveness, or China's international conduct shifted from negative to positive.[1]
Context. The study's 14-point figure reflects a correlation drawn from eight waves of American election surveys (2010–2020) combined with news and search data, not a tested intervention result. The report also describes the study as a basis for a communication strategy.[1]
Context. The 14-point figure rests on a single outlet (credibility 0.40) that describes the study; the primary paper is not among the sources, so corroboration is thin.[1]
Context. Pew data in the sources shows American views of China becoming more favorable over 2023–2026, but none of these sources addresses the 14-point study figure.[2]
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- 1Chinese State Researchers Mapped How To Target ...nataliegwinters.substack.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 2Is Donald Trump's ‘Chinamaxxing' pushing Beijing's soft power?scmp.com · not rated · cited for: context
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