How official Chinese propaganda is adapting to the social media age as disaffection spreads among millennials

Observers take pictures and videos with their smartphones during a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. President Xi Jinping stressed the need to maintain political stability in an unusual meeting of China's top leaders -- a fresh sign the ruling party is growing concerned about the social implications of the slowing economy. Photographer: Giulia Marchi/Bloomberg

China’s leadership has started a propaganda blitz amid concerns about rising dissent among younger Internet users.

Observers said Beijing was seriously concerned that online media was having an “undesirable influence” on young Chinese people and was trying to ensure they got more exposure to the officially approved narrative.