"Trump's Covert CIA Operation Targeted Chinese Social Media: Exclusive Report"

President Trump authorized the CIA to conduct a covert influence operation on Chinese social media in 2019, aiming to undermine public opinion of the Chinese government. The operation involved spreading negative narratives about the ruling Communist Party and leaking disparaging intelligence to overseas news outlets. The CIA's campaign was in response to China's aggressive covert efforts to increase global influence and marked a return to Cold War-era methods. The impact of the operation and its current status under the Biden administration remain unclear.