The Chinese government is getting the hang of using disruptive disinformation, alongside it’s more thematic traditional propaganda to support its goal of dominating the world’s understanding of the coronavirus outbreak.

But the big question: is the CCP acting from a position of strength or a position of weakness? My sense is, strength. But that’s also because they look to be in better control of the coronavirus outbreak just now.

A couple stories and comment pieces here:

• The war within the war over coronavirus

• Beijing pushes coronavirus disinformation in propaganda offensive

• Free speech for doctors in China. Now