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  • Chinese social media accounts are spreading disinformation before the 2024 presidential election.
  • The accounts mirror previous Russian tactics, sowing doubts about US leadership and democracy.
  • Trump approved a 2019 CIA operation to negatively influence Chinese social media.

Chinese social media accounts are increasingly spreading disinformation ahead of the 2024 US presidential election in November.

The New York Times reported Monday that the US government and researchers are warning about the digital threat and how it mirrors previous Russian tactics.