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A separate entity, the Liaison Department of the [[People's Liberation Army]] (PLA) General Political Department (GPD), facilitated the activities of a number of [[front organization]]s—including “friendship” and “cultural” associations—as part of its broader mission to conduct propaganda operations, perform perception management,<ref>According to the [[Department of Defense]], perception management comprises “actions to convey and/or deny selected information and indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives, and objective reasoning as well as to intelligence systems and leaders at all levels to influence official estimates, ultimately resulting in foreign behaviors and official actions favorable to the originator’s objectives.... Perception management combines truth projection, operations security, cover and deception, and psychological operations.”  U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Publication 1-02: Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, April 12, 2001 (as amended through October 31, 2009), 411. http://jitc.fhu.disa.mil/jitc_dri/pdfs/jp1_02.pdf</ref> and gather intelligence.

A separate entity, the Liaison Department of the [[People's Liberation Army]] (PLA) General Political Department (GPD), facilitated the activities of a number of [[front organization]]s—including “friendship” and “cultural” associations—as part of its broader mission to conduct propaganda operations, perform perception management,<ref>According to the [[Department of Defense]], perception management comprises “actions to convey and/or deny selected information and indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives, and objective reasoning as well as to intelligence systems and leaders at all levels to influence official estimates, ultimately resulting in foreign behaviors and official actions favorable to the originator’s objectives.... Perception management combines truth projection, operations security, cover and deception, and psychological operations.”  U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Publication 1-02: Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, April 12, 2001 (as amended through October 31, 2009), 411. http://jitc.fhu.disa.mil/jitc_dri/pdfs/jp1_02.pdf</ref> and gather intelligence.

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====China Association for International Friendly Contact====

====China Association for International Friendly Contact====

The China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC)<ref>http://www.caifc.org.cn/</ref> is a United Front organization run by the Liaison Department of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, active in intelligence collection. The department aims to dampen foreign army morale and break them up.<ref>CAIFC was established in 1984 by [[Deng Xiaoping]], and his daughter Rong has been a vice-president of the organization since 1990.  CAIFC is subordinate to what was formerly known as the GPD/LD intelligence bureau.  A report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission described the CAIFC “…a front organization for the former General Political Department, performs dual roles of intelligence collection and conducting propaganda and perception management campaigns…”.  It has been described as “…a major platform for the People’s Liberation Army General Political Department Liaison Department (GPD/LD) now subsumbed into the Central Military Commission Political Work Department.</ref>

The China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC)<ref>http://www.caifc.org.cn/</ref> is a United Front organization run by the Liaison Department of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, active in intelligence collection. The department aims to dampen foreign army morale and break them up.<ref>CAIFC was established in 1984 by [[Deng Xiaoping]], and his daughter Rong has been a vice-president of the organization since 1990.  CAIFC is subordinate to what was formerly known as the GPD/LD intelligence bureau.  A report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission described the CAIFC “…a front organization for the former General Political Department, performs dual roles of intelligence collection and conducting propaganda and perception management campaigns…”.  It has been described as “…a major platform for the People’s Liberation Army General Political Department Liaison Department (GPD/LD) now subsumbed into the Central Military Commission Political Work Department.</ref>