It's built into the way that the party functions on a day-to-day basis. PETER MATTIS: The way that I would describe it is that it's a whole-of-party effort. My role there is to add a little bit of a policy edge to the China-related research and think through some of the ways that we can deal with call it 'old problems with new countries' like information warfare and political warfare with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).ĭEVIN STEWART: How would you describe what you're seeing in terms of the types of political influence operations that are being directed by the Chinese Communist Party? It began as a project to put together a Victims of Communism Memorial, which is on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, DC, and it's continuing with an effort to raise support for a museum that covers the history of communism and how its impact was felt across the world.

PETER MATTIS: The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation is primarily about promoting public education about the consequences of communism in the 20th century and its lingering and still relevant legacy today. Peter, if I could, could I just ask what you do at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation? PETER MATTIS: Thank you very much for having me, Devin.ĭEVIN STEWART: This is a conversation that's part of our Information Warfare series, an ongoing podcast series, and today we're speaking about Peter's research on Chinese political influence operations in the United States as well as Chinese influence operations in comparison to Russian operations and also how the United States might respond to these initiatives. Peter, thanks for speaking with us today. He's research fellow in China Studies at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, and he's also a contributing editor at War on the Rocks. Podcast music: Blindhead and Mick Lexington.ĭEVIN STEWART: Hi, I'm Devin Stewart here at Carnegie Council in New York City, and today I'm speaking with Peter Mattis.

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