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On October 31, a blogger posted a clip from the TV series 'War of Faith' featuring a character delivering monologues such as 'The Communist Party was born to create a new world' and 'Only the Communist Party can save China.' The comment section was immediately flooded with phrases like 'Slap her in the mouth' and 'Beat her to death.'
A report released by the US network analysis firm Graphika indicates that the China-linked 'Spamouflage' network is impersonating US voters to spread divisive content ahead of the midterm elections.
On October 26, Chinese state media promoting propaganda toward Taiwan interviewed Hong Kong Legislative Council member Junius Ho. Ho said that Western democracy and freedom sound beautiful but cannot fool people, and that a system that can make people happy is a good system. His remarks were collectively mocked by Chinese netizens.
On October 20, Taiwan's National Security Bureau submitted a report to the Legislative Yuan, saying that the CCP sets the narrative through state media and influences the year-end nine-in-one elections through proxy accounts, troll armies, PR companies, and AI audio and video, involving issues such as energy, food safety, and national defense; from January to September this year it collected more than 2.5 million pieces of disputed information, up about 48% year-on-year.
Social media platform X announced that it had banned more than 13,000 fake accounts linked to China, Russia, and Iran that attempted to interfere in U.S. political debate, through proactive detection and other methods.
In the early hours of October 14, 2026, Beijing time, Twitter user @jielijian posted a warning pointing out the existence of scam accounts on the platform that impersonate other people and are run by the Chinese Communist Party's internet army. The user reminded netizens to stay vigilant, not to reply to direct messages from the relevant accounts or click any links they provide, so as to prevent their personal accounts from being stolen or falling victim to further telecom fraud. Such accounts typically gain trust by disguising their identities, and then lure users into carrying out sensitive operations. The warning is currently intended to remind community users to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses and avoid compromising account security by clicking malicious links.
At 20:25 on October 7, the topic "Numerous Taiwan artists clearly state the one-China position" ranked 11th on Weibo's overall chart. State media outlet Southern Daily posted a compilation video, using Wu Qilong's "even if it doesn't make money, this is still my position" as a hook, and listed records of artists such as Angela Zhang and Ouyang Nana reposting CCTV's "Taiwan will surely return" poster; the Wenling City Media Convergence Center said that identifying with one China "is not a multiple-choice question, but a compulsory one."
After a Hong Kong media outlet interviewed the painter who sprayed the national emblem at Tiananmen, some netizens questioned the related “Great Nation Craftsmen” propaganda, and controversy broke out in the comments section.
Netizens found that large numbers of different accounts on Xiaohongshu were posting notes with nearly identical copy and photos, packaging the same photo as different users' real experiences to gain traffic, sparking doubts about online public opinion being artificially manipulated.
At 23:28 Beijing time on September 30, 2026, the account @CDT posted a tweet sharing a report by Safeguard Defenders on CGTN (China Global Television Network) titled "See the Difference. China's Party-State Media in Focus". The report focuses on media under the control of the Chinese Communist Party.
On September 24, the Communication University of China announced the establishment of the 'Xi Jinping Cultural Thought Research Institute' and held an unveiling ceremony. University Party Secretary Liao Xiangzhong, President Zhang Shuting, and other university leaders, as well as heads of various schools and functional departments, attended the event. The day marked the second anniversary of Xi Jinping's reply letter to all faculty and students of the university.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Xi Jinping views Trump's second term as a rare window of opportunity for Taiwan work, attempting to advance reunification without waging war by weakening U.S.-Taiwan mutual trust and conducting cognitive warfare.
On September 18, Study Times, the official newspaper of the CCP Central Committee Party School, published an article pointing out that public opinion has become a high-risk explosion point for social conflicts. It criticized the government for its habitual avoidance of responsibility, suggested channeling emotions through empathy and apologies, and called for incorporating public opinion management into the national governance system.
On September 18, the official authorities in Zhumadian, Henan released a promotional video showing citizens spontaneously observing a moment of silence when the air raid siren sounded. This triggered skepticism among netizens in the comment section, who accused it of being staged and mocked official formalism such as not granting a holiday on the anniversary and keeping assembly lines running.
To reshuffle her cabinet, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's cabinet first resigned en masse and then completed the reorganization on the same day, finishing the whole procedure within a single day; CCP propaganda portrayed it as a collective cabinet resignation and Takaichi losing support.