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The Australian: Why Cognitive Warfare Is Beijing’s Greatest Weapon  By John Lee and Lavina Lee  August 29, 2025
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Chinese military personnel take part in a rehearsal ahead of a parade commemorating the eightieth anniversary of victory in World War II in Beijing on August 20, 2025. (Pedro Pardo via Getty Images)
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john_lee
john_lee
Senior Fellow
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Senior lecturer in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University, Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute 
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China’s President Xi Jinping attends a military parade on September 3, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
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mike_watson
mike_watson
Fellow and Deputy Director, Center for Strategy and American Statecraft
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Washington Free Beacon: Propagandists on Parade  By Mike Watson  September 6, 2025
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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, National Leader and Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev meet at a high-level trilateral summit in the Awaza National Tourism Zone of Turkmenistan on August 22, 2025. (Getty Images)
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luke_coffey
luke_coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
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Hudson Institute
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China’s President Xi Jinping, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin arrive for a reception in the Great Hall of the People following a military parade in Beijing on September 3, 2025. (Getty Images)
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miles_yu
miles_yu
Senior Fellow and Director, China Center
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