[applicative]

The purpose is the destabilization and discrediting of democracy. The Beijing state, in concert with Putin and ex-Khamenei, has no other purpose but to prove there is no democratic alternative. Sure, it turns out you get free things as e.g. one got free RT America.

[matheusmoreira]

> destabilization and discrediting of democracy

Democracies don't need any help whatsoever in that area, they're more than happy to do that to themselves on a daily basis.

[scotty79]

> The purpose is the destabilization and discrediting of democracy.

Unless they made US elect trump it's hard to see how they might be damaging democracy more than the democracy damages itself.