Anne Applebaum

That language and those movements is the one thing that threatens them ideologically. And the same is true in China. What was the biggest threat to Chinese stability in the last several years? It was the Hong Kong democracy movement, which also used that language. The Chinese actually... came to this conclusion a long time ago.

Very evocative. And the document famously describes a set of perils to the Chinese Communist Party. What are the things that are most dangerous to the Chinese Communist Party? And number one was Western constitutional democracy.

Very evocative. And the document famously describes a set of perils to the Chinese Communist Party. What are the things that are most dangerous to the Chinese Communist Party? And number one was Western constitutional democracy.

Very evocative. And the document famously describes a set of perils to the Chinese Communist Party. What are the things that are most dangerous to the Chinese Communist Party? And number one was Western constitutional democracy.

So the idea of Western constitutions, the idea that people should have choice, the idea that people should have rights, the idea that there should be a legal system that's separate from the will of the Chinese Communist Party. this is the thing that the Chinese Communist Party decided was most threatening to their form of government. There is actually a war of ideas going on. We may not know it.

So the idea of Western constitutions, the idea that people should have choice, the idea that people should have rights, the idea that there should be a legal system that's separate from the will of the Chinese Communist Party. this is the thing that the Chinese Communist Party decided was most threatening to their form of government. There is actually a war of ideas going on. We may not know it.

So the idea of Western constitutions, the idea that people should have choice, the idea that people should have rights, the idea that there should be a legal system that's separate from the will of the Chinese Communist Party. this is the thing that the Chinese Communist Party decided was most threatening to their form of government. There is actually a war of ideas going on. We may not know it.

We might not care about it. We don't probably wake up in the morning, most of us thinking about the Chinese Communist Party. But at least some people in the Chinese Communist Party, they wake up every morning thinking about us because they perceive us as a threat to them. And that's why they've gone to extraordinary lengths. They've

We might not care about it. We don't probably wake up in the morning, most of us thinking about the Chinese Communist Party. But at least some people in the Chinese Communist Party, they wake up every morning thinking about us because they perceive us as a threat to them. And that's why they've gone to extraordinary lengths. They've

We might not care about it. We don't probably wake up in the morning, most of us thinking about the Chinese Communist Party. But at least some people in the Chinese Communist Party, they wake up every morning thinking about us because they perceive us as a threat to them. And that's why they've gone to extraordinary lengths. They've

produce huge propaganda campaigns, as you've noted, designed to smear the West, smear democracy, smear Americans. They've looked for allies in the Western world, political parties, political leaders, propagandists, newspaper columnists who will join them in this smearing of and attacking of the West and of American and European democracy.

produce huge propaganda campaigns, as you've noted, designed to smear the West, smear democracy, smear Americans. They've looked for allies in the Western world, political parties, political leaders, propagandists, newspaper columnists who will join them in this smearing of and attacking of the West and of American and European democracy.

produce huge propaganda campaigns, as you've noted, designed to smear the West, smear democracy, smear Americans. They've looked for allies in the Western world, political parties, political leaders, propagandists, newspaper columnists who will join them in this smearing of and attacking of the West and of American and European democracy.

The Chinese have invested hundreds of millions, if not more, in propaganda. networks of television, radio, newspaper, media all over Africa, Latin America. They use those networks partly to put out this language that criticizes, roughly speaking, our values. This is something they consider to be extremely important. It's one of the sources of their feelings of competitiveness with us.

The Chinese have invested hundreds of millions, if not more, in propaganda. networks of television, radio, newspaper, media all over Africa, Latin America. They use those networks partly to put out this language that criticizes, roughly speaking, our values. This is something they consider to be extremely important. It's one of the sources of their feelings of competitiveness with us.

The Chinese have invested hundreds of millions, if not more, in propaganda. networks of television, radio, newspaper, media all over Africa, Latin America. They use those networks partly to put out this language that criticizes, roughly speaking, our values. This is something they consider to be extremely important. It's one of the sources of their feelings of competitiveness with us.

They think that their systems are incompatible with ours. As I said, we don't think about it much. And there was a period in the 90s and 2000s when I think we hoped that we would all eventually be compatible. We could trade on the basis of win-win for everybody. If everybody's making money, then why not keep going? And that was, I think, also, to be fair, that was what they believed at the time.

They think that their systems are incompatible with ours. As I said, we don't think about it much. And there was a period in the 90s and 2000s when I think we hoped that we would all eventually be compatible. We could trade on the basis of win-win for everybody. If everybody's making money, then why not keep going? And that was, I think, also, to be fair, that was what they believed at the time.

They think that their systems are incompatible with ours. As I said, we don't think about it much. And there was a period in the 90s and 2000s when I think we hoped that we would all eventually be compatible. We could trade on the basis of win-win for everybody. If everybody's making money, then why not keep going? And that was, I think, also, to be fair, that was what they believed at the time.

I mean, you can find Chinese and Russian writers and politicians in that period saying exactly the same thing. But for a variety of reasons, this idea has fallen apart and they don't believe that anymore. They believe that they are in a war of ideas against us and they need to win.