China appears to be emulating Russia’s propaganda playbook, flooding Chinese social media with creative videos that highlight the supposed weakness of Taiwan’s military.
This latest piece is particularly slick — cleverly edited to portray Taiwanese troops as unprepared and ineffective. Netizens speculate it might actually be a Taiwanese psyop, crafted to circulate within Chinese military circles as reverse psychology or morale bait. After all, plenty of actual PLA and Taiwanese training footage is readily available online for comparison.
Classic cognitive warfare: exaggerate the enemy’s softness while ignoring your own challenges. Will this boost PLA confidence or backfire by revealing propaganda desperation?