China analyst urges AI talent for South China Sea 'public opinion war'

Wu Shicun, founding president of China's National Institute for South China Sea Studies, called on Chinese think tanks to recruit AI talent to enhance cognitive and public opinion competition over the South China Sea. This signals a shift toward integrating AI into strategic communications and influence operations, reflecting an evolving, multi-layered competition. The proposal is at an advocacy stage, with no concrete implementation details yet.