Editing Psychological warfare (section)

===China===
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According to [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] analysts, attacking the enemy's mind is an important element of the [[People's Republic of China]]'s military strategy.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chung |first=Youngjune |date=2021-07-05 |title=Allusion, reasoning and luring in Chinese psychological warfare |journal=[[International Affairs (journal)|International Affairs]] |language=en |volume=97 |issue=4 |pages=1007–1023 |doi=10.1093/ia/iiab070 |issn=0020-5850}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hung |first1=Tzu-Chieh |last2=Hung |first2=Tzu-Wei |date=2022-07-19 |title=How China's Cognitive Warfare Works: A Frontline Perspective of Taiwan's Anti-Disinformation Wars |journal=[[Journal of Global Security Studies]] |language=en |volume=7 |issue=4 |doi=10.1093/jogss/ogac016 |issn=2057-3170 |doi-access=}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://cero11.cise.ufl.edu/~webmaster/Learning_Modules/MIL/content/MIL_psychologica.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415101011/http://cero11.cise.ufl.edu/~webmaster/Learning_Modules/MIL/content/MIL_psychologica.html|title=Chinese Military – Psychological Warfare|archive-date=15 April 2011|work=ufl.edu}}</ref> This type of warfare is rooted in the Chinese Stratagems outlined by [[Sun Tzu]] in ''[[The Art of War]]'' and ''[[Thirty-Six Stratagems]]''. In its dealings with its rivals, China is expected to utilize [[Marxism]] to mobilize [[communism|communist]] loyalists, as well as flex its economic and military muscle to persuade other nations to act in the Chinese government's interests. The Chinese government also tries to control the media to keep a tight hold on propaganda efforts for its people.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> The Chinese government also utilizes [[Cognitive Warfare|cognitive warfare]] against [[Taiwan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chin |first=Jonathan |date=2023-08-12 |title=PRC cognitive warfare targets Lai's trip |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/08/12/2003804625 |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=[[Taipei Times]]}}</ref>