China is trying to influence the Sri Lankan media through an aggressive diplomatic push on social media. In a new report, titled 'Beijing's Global Media Influence: Authoritarian Expansion and the Power of Democratic Resilience', Freedom House said that the Chinese political party-state's media influence efforts intensified in Sri Lanka during the period 2019-21, reported The Island Online. Freedom House is a non-profit organization primarily funded by USAID and the US State Department. Among the report's key findings are increased influence efforts amid political change. The Chinese party-state's media influence efforts intensified during the coverage period of 2019-21. Pro-Beijing influencers have…