Hacked Russian Files Reveal Propaganda Agreement With China
In 2021, government officials and media executives from Russia and China discussed the exchange of news and social content.
Mara Hvistendahl
Mara Hvistendahl writes about national security and technology. She was previously an investigative reporter at The Intercept, a National Fellow at New America, and the China bureau chief for Science. Her writing has also appeared in The Atlantic, The Economist, and Wired, and she has appeared as a commentator on the BBC, CBS, MSNBC, and NPR.
Mara is the author of “The Scientist and the Spy,” on an FBI counterintelligence investigation involving industrial espionage, and "Unnatural Selection," which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Book Prize.
Mara is the author of “The Scientist and the Spy,” on an FBI counterintelligence investigation involving industrial espionage, and "Unnatural Selection," which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Book Prize.
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