China’s Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) in Europe
What form do China’s information manipulation and influence activities take in Europe? What narratives do they push? How do they reach European audiences? What is there to learn from the specific case of Poland and the Czech Republic? Host Emma Belmonte talks with Alicja Bachulska (ECFR) and Konrad Szatters (AMO) about their recent policy brief “Borrowed mouths and laundered messages: China’s influence playbook in Europe”.
Written by
Emma Belmonte
Emma Belmonte is China Projects Analyst at AMO, specializing in Beijing’s influence on European political discourse, Chinese security and law enforcement activities in Europe, and Taiwan-Europe cooperation. Emma has been working as a reporter specialized on Chinese speaking regions, has conducted on the ground reporting in both Taiwan and China and written multiple feature articles for publications including GEO magazine, Figaro Magazine, Asialyst, the Green European Journal. She holds a Master’s degree in Modern Chinese Studies from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon.
