Pro-China group casts doubt on US political system

A pro-China disinformation campaign known as Dragonbridge has been aggressively targeting the U.S. by using various tactics designed to divide the country along party lines and isolate it from its European allies, according to a report released on Wednesday by cybersecurity firm Mandiant.

The report revealed that the campaign has been attempting to discredit the U.S. political system and discourage Americans from voting in the upcoming midterm elections.

• Dragonbridge allegedly posted a video in September asserting that “the solution to America’s ills is not to vote for someone,” but rather to “root out this ineffective and incapacitated system,” Mandiant reported.
• The video also attempted to cast doubt on the productivity of U.S. lawmakers and questioned whether the legislative process is having a real impact on American lives.

“We have seen DRAGONBRIDGE criticize American society via narratives regarding racial strife and social injustice,” the report said. “However, its targeting of the U.S. political system through attempts to discourage Americans from voting shows a willingness to use increasingly aggressive rhetoric.”