The Russian-Ukraine War and the Chinese Propaganda Machine: Evidence from "The Great Translation Movement" on Twitter

This articlc discusscs the propagandized media environment in China by studying the tweets from "The Great Translation Movement" on Twitter regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022. This article argues that the war not only simply spawned "The Great Translation Movement" on Twitter, but also caused more severe challenges to China's Party-State propaganda machine from the outside world that may subvert the deep crisis of dcconstruction of China's propaganda. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda state has always wanted to establish a clear, correct and patriotic cyberspace, but if its use of means is largely only to suppress dissenting public opinion and opposition organizations at home and abroad, it will not be sustainable; after all, thousands of "Great Translation Movements" on various issues will continue to germinate and grow, becoming the nightmare of the authoritarian rule of the CCP.