“It is important to understand that in the eyes of the CPC, decision-makers in other countries are only useful pawns to help implement CPC strategies,” the foreign intelligence agency of Estonia wrote in a 2020 annual report. “The underlying goal is to impose its own worldview and standards, building a Beijing-led international environment that appeals to China.”

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