How Chinese Sharp Power Takes Aim at American Democracy

As Chinese power grows, the Larry Diamond, the renowned scholar of democracy, breaks down Beijing's efforts to direct "sharp power" against democratic institutions in the United States. The key battleground appears to be American educational institutions and China's main instrument is its United Front Work Department, a critical part of the Communist Party apparatus that aims to enlist, coerce, and induce support for the party around the world. The department's efforts involve intimidation of Chinese and ethnic Chinese students in the West, corrupting and non-transparent funding to universities, and more. Don't miss this fascinating exploration of an important topic. If you'd like to read a full transcript of this episode, click here . Biographies Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. For more than six years, he directed FSI's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, where he now leads its Program on Arab Reform and Democracy and its Global Digital Policy Incubator. He is the founding co-editor of the Journal of Democracy and also serves as senior consultant at the International Forum for Democratic Studies of the National Endowment for Democracy. His research focuses on democratic trends and conditions around the world and on policies and reforms to defend and advance democracy. Under his leadership, the Hoover Institute recently released a major report, Chinese Influence & American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance, on Chinese influence activities in the United States . Brad Carson is a professor at the University of Virginia, where he teaches in the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005 and was undersecretary of the Army and acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness in the Obama administration. He welcomes comments at brad.carson@warontherocks.com . Links Larry Diamond, Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency , (Penguin Press, 2019) Elizabeth Economy, The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State , (Oxford University Press, 2018) Clive Hamilton, Silent Invasion , (Hardie Grant, 2018)

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