ZeroFox Intelligence Brief - China’s Influence Operations Against Taiwan

ZeroFox Intelligence Brief - China's Influence Operations Against Taiwan

Product Serial: B-2025-09-17a

TLP:CLEAR

In this intelligence brief, ZeroFox researchers report on how China utilizes various digital information warfare tactics against Taiwan on social media platforms.

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Key Findings

• China has deployed various digital information warfare tactics against Taiwan on platforms such as TikTok, X (formerly, Twitter), YouTube, and Facebook—almost certainly to weaken the Taiwanese public’s independence resolve. Disinformation tactics are wielded alongside soft power through cultural exchanges, influencer partnerships, and other long-term engagement strategies.
• In July 2025, the Communist Party of China’s information campaign almost certainly attempted to sway the mass recall vote in Taiwan that aimed to remove center-right Kuomintang (KMT) lawmakers from the legislature, who are perceived to be more pro-China.
• ZeroFox assesses it is very likely the Chinese state is behind the recruitment of Taiwanese social media influencers to participate in propaganda tours of China, which frequently conclude with the participants denouncing the Taiwanese government or its ruling political party.
• A successful information campaign by China risks the erosion of public trust in Taiwanese democratic institutions and the weakening of Taiwan's identity, both domestically and internationally.