Key Fact

“I would stress the need for vigilance in terms of making countries better able to repel China’s sharp-power influence activities. First of all, to build awareness and understanding in societies around the world that are the targets of PRC influence activities—which is most societies in the world—we need vigilance in terms of the capacity to detect, to recognize, and expose illegitimate PRC influence activities, efforts to pressure and sway opinion and policy by means that are covert, coercive, or corrupting. That is the definition of sharp power.” Learn more here.