Part 3/7:
The Use of Plausible Deniability
The CCP’s strategy appears to rely heavily on plausible deniability. By not overtly empowering organized crime groups or openly collaborating with them, the Chinese authorities create a smokescreen that complicates attribution and accountability. This layer of detachment provides the Chinese government a level of insulation from international investigations or sanctions.
However, critics argue that this modest façade is increasingly transparent. Evidence suggests that the influence wielded by the CCP over these organized crime networks is quite overt in practice—manifesting in the significant quantities of illicit drugs that enter Western markets, fueling addiction crises, and contributing to social destabilization.