https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=48584 French intelligence assessed that Chinese embassy defence attaches and coordinated online narratives sought to discredit the Rafale's combat performance and steer existing or prospective buyers toward Chinese alternatives. The operations combined in-person lobbying of defence interlocutors in Rafale-customer and prospective-customer states with viral social media content-manipulated images, AI-generated material and new accounts-promoting Chinese technical superiority. French officials describe this as a targeted disinformation campaign against the jet and France's defence-industrial credibility, while China denies the claims and French investigators say no direct operational link to the Chinese government has been publicly shown. en-us Sun, 06 Jul 2025 14:01:03 +0530 Sun, 06 Jul 2025 14:01:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=48584 French intelligence assessed that Chinese embassy defence attaches and coordinated online narratives sought to discredit the Rafale's combat performance and steer existing or prospective buyers toward Chinese alternatives. The operations combined in-person lobbying of defence interlocutors in Rafale-customer and prospective-customer states with viral social media content-manipulated images, AI-generated material and new accounts-promoting Chinese technical superiority. French officials describe this as a targeted disinformation campaign against the jet and France's defence-industrial credibility, while China denies the claims and French investigators say no direct operational link to the Chinese government has been publicly shown. News - Sun, 06 Jul 2025 14:01:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=48584