Over the past decade, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its proxies have expanded their global media footprint, while using more sophisticated and coercive tactics to shape media narratives and suppress critical reporting. Given their proximity to China, countries in Asia face particularly intense and complex information influence efforts from Beijing. Yet even as the Chinese government's aggressiveness has increased so too have initiatives among journalists and civil society to detect, deflect, and build resilience to these campaigns. What form have these responses taken? What impact have they had? What can policymakers, donors, and others do to support and learn from these initiatives to enhance democratic resilience to authoritarian influence more broadly? Join us for a discussion with leading experts and frontline activists from across Asia to explore these questions.

Moderator:

Sarah Cook, independent researcher and co-author of Freedom House's Beijing's Global Media Influence report

Speakers:

Kenton Thibaut, Senior Resident Fellow, China, Digital Forensic Research Lab, Atlantic Council
Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Director of China-Indonesia Desk, Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS).
Maksym Tereshchenko, Co-Founder and CEO, Mantis Analytics
Chih Te Lee, Director of Asia Fact Check Lab, Radio Free Asia

This event is co-hosted by Freedom House, Radio Free Asia, and the Atlantic Council.