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SHOCKING: Pro china influence campaign is targeting us midterms report - You Need To See This

A pro-China online influence campaign is seeking to discredit American democracy ahead of the upcoming US midterm elections, according to a new report [File: Kacper Pempel/Reuters]

A pro-China online influence campaign is seeking to discredit the United States’ democracy and discourage citizens from voting in the upcoming midterm elections, according to cybersecurity researchers.

The influence campaign, dubbed DRAGONBRIDGE, aims to “sow division both between the US and its allies and within the US political system itself”, including by casting doubt on the effectiveness of voting, US cybersecurity firm Mandiant said in a report released on Wednesday.

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