Understanding Beijing’s failures now is crucial ahead of a time when efforts to shape opinion are more sophisticated.

The military junta in Myanmar wants to hold elections this year to legitimize its rule, but its civil war could make a vote nearly impossible.

Pro-Beijing owners have increasingly gained control of Chinese-language media in liberal democracies like Canada.

Beijing’s massive expansion of state media hasn’t quite worked as planned. But watch out for Xinhua’s growing global deals.

China appears to be increasingly interfering in U.S. elections through intensive lobbying, control of foreign media outlets, and sophisticated disinformation campaigns.