yeah this gallup graph shows it even more starkly

The effort, which began in 2019, has not previously been reported.

EDIT: I guess this article is about propaganda aimed at Chinese nationals, but you know they’re doing it to Americans too so [shrugs]

It’s my understanding that this operation targets Chinese users, not AUKUS users. However there are probably other undisclosed operations.

Also let’s not forget that something else happened at the end of 2019.