China has long employed an “Internet troll army,” known colloquially as the “50-cent” brigade or wumao, to push pro-Communist Party narratives on social media. A recent article described how a Chinese state media deepfake effort used AI to streamline content production. China’s AI Propaganda PlaybookBeijing has embraced these AI capabilities with zeal. Some of China’s AI propaganda efforts have been brazen. Meanwhile, the United States’ response to foreign propaganda has been faltering.