America is losing the cognitive war with China - Beijing exploits ideology, academia, technology and chaos inside the U.S.
Video created on Grok AI https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/9/america-losing-cognitive-war-china/ Article appeared in Washington Times 10 February 2026. Copyright © 2026 The Washington Times, LLC. illustration by Linas Garsys America losing the cognitive war with China - Beijing exploits ideology, academia, technology and chaos inside the U.S. By Edward Haugland - Monday, February 9, 2026 OPINION: We are losing the ongoing cognitive war with China — badly. Beijing’s power, influence and reach have expanded exponentially over the past five decades. It has outmaneuvered us on multiple fronts (economic, political, military, social, etc.). Unfortunately, this fact remains true despite multiple warnings over a decade. But why? The recent discovery of a second illegal bioweapons lab in California with ties to China , some three years after the first, gives us a clue. A first step to winning this war is to acknowledge that our national sec...