Summary On January 25, 2024, an article authored by Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law, titled “Influence Operations that Attack Adversaries from Within: The Political Nature of What China "Does Not Talk About"," was published on nippon.com. In this article, Professor Ichihara discusses the recent expansion of methods and scale of China's influence operations, as well as their primary objectives. Under the regime of Xi Jinping, she notes, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has aggressively deployed influence operations, including strengthening external propaganda and leveraging disinformation abroad. Amidst increasing international criticism following events such as the protests in Hong Kong and the COVID-19 pandemic, she points out, the CCP has propagated narratives that glorify the party while criticizing the United States' response. Furthermore, she emphasizes that the CCP's objective in conducting influence operations is to weaken democratic nations from within, highlighting the issue of disinformation surrounding the discharge of treated water as a typical example. Finally, Professor Ichihara stresses that the targets of influence operations are individuals like ourselves, underscoring the importance of being mindful of the political agendas of information disseminators when consuming information.