American pro-democracy messaging in China works as a shield, not a sword | LSE United States Politics and Policy (opens in new tab)

How effective is the US’ pro-democracy messaging in authoritarian countries like China? In new research Haifeng Huang examines whether pro-democracy postings made on Weibo by the US Embassy in China can change minds about the US and democracy. He finds that this messaging is more effective when the US is viewed less favourably, such as … The post first appeared on .