Blaming ‘Foreign Forces’ Backfires for Beijing Executive Summary: On the morning of April 28, the Ministry of State Security (MSS) published an article on its social media account titled, “Those Inciting ‘Lying Flat’ Are Themselves Busy Running Around” (煽动“躺平”的他们，正忙得脚不沾地) (Xinhua, April 28). The article, which signals a continuation of last year’s “clean and bright campaign” (清朗行动) to eradicate social conflicts, was subsequently republished […] The post Blaming ‘Foreign Forces’ Backfires for Beijing appeared first on Jamestown .