> The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization dedicated to advancing practical ideas to address the world’s greatest challenges.

Sorry, may I get more information on why this is considered Chinese army propaganda?

My understanding is that CSIS (https://www.csis.org/about) is an US based organisation that provides analysis on topics which include Chinese organisations/military.

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kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Not specific to this article, but I generally like to find third party sources to confirm or deny the "bipartisan" and "nonprofit" parts of their about page. I've seen too many where that turned out to be false.

	▲	Lerc 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Just today I tried an experiment asking the YouTube Ai question bot "where on the political compass are the opinions expressed in this video?" The chatbot couldn't get past the fact that the video said it was non-partisan and if they said it it must be true.

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holoduke 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Csis is everything but neutral.

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modeless 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Did you read the first sentence?

> In this piece, two researchers from PLA-affiliated National University of Defense Technology argue that

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cwillu 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

When you were a kid, did you stop listening when your parents said “Santa”, or did you keep listening in order to glean useful information from their propoganda, even knowing that Santa isn't real?

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stinkbeetle 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Were you under the impression the Chinese Communist Party has been telling you sweet lies only because they find joy in seeing your childlike naivety and wonder?

	▲	cwillu an hour ago \| parent [-]
		The general principle of extracting useful information from the scenario “(party a) tells lies because (ulterior motive b)” transcends the particular values of party a and motive b

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oscaracso 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Thanks; I missed that and almost sullied my mind reading an argument formulated by a potential adversary to the United States of America.

	▲	Erem 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Isn't sully your mind a bit harsh? As long as you read with the article's authorship in mind, it's useful to learn what thoughts your adversary wishes to influence and why.

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cwillu 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Did you stop reading at the first sentence??

	▲	jas- 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes. It is the equivalent of reading a technical review of a product by the product owner