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In Episode 2 of Breaking Free of Psyops, Matt Ehret shifts focus from occult influence to modern geopolitical narratives, breaking down the widely circulated claims about China’s so-called “social credit system.” Drawing from research compiled with Cynthia Chung, this episode challenges the dominant portrayal of China as a dystopian surveillance state.

The discussion explores how anti-China narratives have been shaped through decades of Cold War propaganda, intelligence agency influence, and media coordination. Matt examines the role of private fintech corporations like Alibaba and Tencent, arguing that many of the most abusive credit systems are not state-run but tied to global financial networks with Western backing.

From the legacy of the Cold War to modern behavioral engineering and global financial control, this episode questions who is really behind emerging systems of surveillance and social control.