WenHao

Journalist, China, disinformation
Wenhao dot substack dot com

[WenHao @ThisIsWenhao]

Chinese AI models remain popular around the world despite deeply embedded censorship and tendencies to produce propaganda. In this @ChinaFile story, I explored why and how AI has become a form of soft power in Beijing’s tech competition with Washington. https://t.co/UwniJBHHsd

[Mark Witzke @mkwitzke]

I was quoted in @VOAChinese China yesterday by @ThisIsWenhao on Xiaohongshu/Rednote. My earlier prediction of XHS not being able to attract many western users seems to have been disproven for now but I still don't think it can be a sustainable phenomenon.

[Voice of America @VOANews]

Bluesky could become target of foreign disinformation, experts warn

https://t.co/kJn7xhHqae

[Mark Witzke @mkwitzke]

Whenever Trump has been knocked down politically, Dana White and the UFC have been there for him. What does it mean for US-China relations? Could MMA diplomacy be the new ping pong diplomacy? Check my article about it on @jordanschneider's ChinaTalk

[Will Ripley @willripleyCNN]

President Trump’s Cabinet is packed with China hawks—but Elon Musk, with his deep ties to Beijing, is the wildcard. Will he soften Trump’s hardline stance or spark a clash of egos with Marco Rubio? The stakes for U.S.-China relations couldn’t be higher. @jimsciutto @EricCheungwc

[WenHao @ThisIsWenhao]

For the past three months we at VOA Chinese worked with Taiwan’s
@doublethinklab on an investigate project to expose how China-connected bots were trying to influence American voters on social media, especially X (Twitter), ahead of the election. 1/

[WenHao @ThisIsWenhao]

…it’s important to point out that whatever Chinese influence operations come up with, be it a conspiracy theory or a divisive narrative, it’s likely something that already exists on western social media, being amplified by some fringe pundit or black pilled billionaire. 12/

[WenHao @ThisIsWenhao]

For the past three months we at VOA Chinese worked with Taiwan’s
@doublethinklab on an investigate project to expose how China-connected bots were trying to influence American voters on social media, especially X (Twitter), ahead of the election. 1/

[美国之音中文网 @VOAChinese]

今年美国大选前后，来自中国的网络水军在西方社交媒体平台上发动了一系列影响力行动。美国之音和台湾民主实验室联手展开了为期三个月的特别调查，追踪了X上的400多个可疑账号。通过数据分析，我们曝光了它们是如何扭曲各类议题，试图影响美国选民的认知。详情请点击：https://t.co/y985vO43CT

[WenHao @ThisIsWenhao]

Our project was geared toward Chinese language readers. So we approached it as an exposé on how Beijing may have been secretly trying to manipulate foreign elections and public discussions. But…11/

[Joanna Chiu @joannachiu]

EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft and Google supported Chinese tech companies that provide censorship and policing technologies to Chinese law enforcement, according to documents we reviewed.
https://t.co/1KsMghwDle @restofworld

[WenHao @ThisIsWenhao]

comment section accurately represents today's Twitter

[Sarah McBride @SarahEMcBride]

Every day Americans go to work with people who have life journeys different than their own and engage with them respectfully, I hope members of Congress can muster that same kindness.