China's Information Warfare: Shaping Taiwan's 2024 Election Landscape

• In Event: Global Disinformation & Power

Abstract

The paper presents an in-depth analysis of China's information warfare tactics in the context of Taiwan's 2024 election. It uses a comprehensive analytic framework, the "Information Warfare Toolbox," to dissect China's strategic use of censorship, propaganda, narrative framing, and disinformation. This toolbox is applied through case studies, examining specific instances of China's tactics in Taiwan. The research underscores the broader implications of these strategies in shaping international opinions and policies, and hypothesizes that these tactics may serve as strategic experiments for refining China's global interference tactics. The paper provides a critical insight into the sophisticated nature of information warfare and its implications for democratic processes.

Author

• Lilly Min-Chen Lee, The Fletcher School at Tufts University