Author: September Sauce

Just one day later, the news of the incident involving naval soldiers in Annan spread with lightning speed and spread throughout the world.

"Is there another conflict in the disputed waters, or is it a repeat of the past?"

"The spokesperson of the other party said: It is hoped that all parties will exercise restraint and resolve the issue rationally."

"Another provocation, a large number of ships sailed to the conflict waters."

Each piece of shocking news has stimulated the sensitive nerves of the entire public opinion market.

For a time, even domestic public opinion was turbulent.

However, if you want to extract a keyword from these public opinions, it is actually just one word:

Relieve anger.

"Damn, I've long been disgusted by these monkeys. This time I beat them really well! But there is no news at all in the country. If the foreign media hadn't reported it, we wouldn't have known about it."

"There is news in China, but it's not that exaggerated. There were dozens of casualties. The real situation is that only two people were injured, and the others were minor injuries caused by the fall."

"If only one fishery administration ship goes over, what kind of a fight can we make?"

"The fishery administration ship? That was modified from 051, and the cannons haven't even been dismantled!"

"But then again, are we really going to build an island there?"

"It should be. It is said that there are a large number of barges leaving the port in Hainan. Anyway, just wait and see. This time the trouble will not be trivial."

"The bigger the better! We should have made our attitude clear a long time ago. Otherwise, we would protest every day. What's the use of protesting?"

Li Xiang sat in front of the computer and scrolled through netizens' comments one by one, feeling extremely happy.

There are two main sources of such pleasure.

The first one is, of course, because he, like most normal people, feels that it is a very satisfying thing to teach those monkeys some lessons.

The second reason is that he has not received any new tasks for the time being, so he does not need to guide public opinion as usual. He only needs to report public opinion trends on time, and his work is very easy.

However, such ease also made him a little confused.

Are we really going to do it with great fanfare this time, without leaving any behind?

After all, in his impression, the navy's strength has not yet reached the level where it can truly "cross the sea." If the plan is exposed prematurely and causes harassment during the process, it should be said to be greatly detrimental to the execution of the plan.

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Or do the officials have some back-ups that they don’t know about yet, and they are planning to wait for the United States to take action before using them to counterattack?

Most likely this is the case.

But what is it?

J-20B? A new version of the J-22? Missiles? Electronic jammers? Or warships and submarines?

It seems that it is not easy for these things to deter aircraft carriers.

Li Xiang shook his head, put away his curiosity, and continued to browse different posts online to observe the latest public opinion trends.

The content of most posts is very "bland". Even if there are negative voices, they are mainly focused on the so-called "humanitarian concerns" and believe that the casualties caused this time are unnecessary.

Generally speaking, the direction of the discussion on the bottom line of "territory" is basically correct.

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However, just when Li Xiang thought that today's routine work would end peacefully, a post suddenly jumped in front of his eyes.

"Judgment Standards for Territorial Sea, Airspace and Territory: Rational Judgment of National Territorial Sea Margins from the Perspective of International Maritime Law"

Li Xiang frowned and clicked on the post. Just from the title, he could smell something wrong.

And when he saw the content of the post, there was only one thought left in his mind:

Here comes the big life!

This post is different from any other post. It uses an extremely "neutral and objective" tone. It explains how the territorial waters of various countries should be divided and how to determine the scope of the high seas under the so-called "International Law of the Sea" standards.

At first glance, there is nothing wrong with this post.

Even for some ordinary people, it is all about work to gain knowledge.

But if you look deeper, you will find the wolfish ambition hidden in its core.

There is not a single sentence in the whole text, not even a word indicating the ownership of Treasure Island, but even if I read the whole text, I can't help but have a question in my heart:

If all he cited are facts, it follows that Vietnam's rights to Treasure Island will be more easily recognized?

As soon as this dangerous idea popped up, Li Xiang immediately felt chilled all over.

I am already strong-willed, and have formed relatively solid judgment standards in the long-term "self-alignment", but even in this situation, I was almost led into a ditch!?

What if someone else sees this post?

Li Xiang quickly opened the browser and started searching for content related to the arguments of this article.

And as he read each message one by one, his expression became more and more solemn.

The worst happened.

All the content quoted by the author of this article are facts.

But it is not 100% fact, but a fact that has been carefully selected and deliberately guided.

Nine truths and one falsehood, this is the most likely way to cause misguidance.

It can be seen that the author of this article is definitely professional.

Moreover, he cannot be alone.

Behind him, there should be a larger organization operating.

Li Xiang frowned. He clicked on the search engine and began to search for similar information on the Internet.

Sure enough, as he expected, within just one hour, a large number of similar articles had been posted on the Internet, and they had even reached a large scale.

If we continue to allow it to develop, it is very likely that the overall direction of public opinion will be reversed!

After all, the Internet environment in this era is still relatively rudimentary, and its information density and knowledge density are far from reaching the standards that can achieve self-balancing.

In other words, as long as some "seemingly reasonable" content appears, many people will be led away involuntarily.

Otherwise, how could those rumors such as "German sewers" and "Japanese elementary school students" become so popular?

Thinking of this, Li Xiang did not hesitate. He picked up the mobile phone placed next to the table and dialed the number of his superior.

The person who answered the phone was Hu Likai from the intelligence department. After hearing his voice, Li Xiang immediately spoke:

"Mr. Hu, I have something important to report."

"Is it the article about the international law of the sea?"

Hu Likai seemed to have obtained the information earlier than Li Xiang. He interrupted Li Xiang and asked directly.

"Yes, that article is very problematic. I suspect there are professionals behind it."

"Hedging by public opinion alone cannot solve the problem. I suggest that we take some special measures."

On the other side, in the office building of the BBC China Office.

Wilson looked at the data on the computer screen with satisfaction, a proud look on his face.

In less than 2 hours after it was published, the number of views on the article he created had exceeded 100,000, and the rate of increase was still accelerating.

If this momentum continues, it is very likely that this article will enter the top ten or even the top of the search results before tonight.

By that time, your work will be successfully completed.

Thinking of the bonus he was about to receive, he almost couldn't help laughing.

In fact, he received this assignment two days ago. At that time, his editor-in-chief only told him to find ways to guide public opinion and create an image of a "victim" in Vietnam.

There are dozens or hundreds of copywriters who have received assignments like him, and everyone wants to earn that hefty bonus through the pen and keyboard in their hands.

However, in Wilson's view, the methods they used were too low-level.

How can we achieve the so-called "guidance" result by standing on the opposite side from the beginning, blaming and criticizing from a high position?

The truly useful strategy is always to attack from the inside!

Therefore, the first step you have to do is how to disguise yourself as "one of your own".

Wilson thought about many different strategies and gradually selected them. After selecting them, he finally decided on a keyword, which was:

neutral.

Moreover, following this keyword, he also extracted an agenda that currently occupies a large amount of weight in Chinese public opinion: reflection.

Combining the two together created his profound article of "reflection from a neutral perspective".

Obviously, my choice was right.

Not only for ordinary people, but even for intellectuals who already have certain knowledge and their own judgment, such an article is like a bombshell.

No matter how clear your mind is, no matter how rich your knowledge is, as long as there are cracks in your consciousness, you will definitely be exploded!
To be continued...