Repeated games characteristics:

Every round affects future opportunities

Opponent controls resource allocation → you must cooperate

Over time, freedom is structurally constrained
This is the hidden mechanism behind China’s global united front strategy.

🟥 Journalists:

• KPI = publish stories, maintain visa access

• Access, interview permissions, and taking materials out of China all under CCP control

• Want to report in the future → self-censorship
  💡 Game theory logic: repeated interactions teach reporters to conform, news is filtered
  Result: reporting becomes China’s filter and propaganda. https://x.com/DrLiMengYAN1/status/1706099434860552392

• Tibet & Uyghur issues follow the same logic:

  • Tibetan independence movement packaged as “extremist” → diverts attention

  • NGO KPIs and journalists’ access controlled → public opinion distorted

  • Uyghur NGOs may inadvertently harm Uyghur communities
    💡 Game theory: long-term repeated interactions create tacit compliance; even apparent opposition is subdued.

  The CCP’s united front extends worldwide:

  • Arabs, Africans, Taiwanese, Americans, Europeans — all NGOs, journalists, scholars

  • Can be caught in repeated games + KPI-driven logic

  • Surface freedom exists, but control and exploitation are real.

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