An intensifying election battle is unfolding on Chinese social media apps — as the Liberals ramp up efforts to win back a crucial group of voters who abandoned the party at the 2022 election. Researchers monitoring Australian political advertising and campaigning on popular apps WeChat and RedNote have noticed a surge in activity by the major parties and independents in recent weeks. University of Melbourne research fellow Fan Yang said one party appeared to be campaigning particularly heavily on Chinese platforms. "We have seen a higher number of political advertising by Liberal Party members," she told ABC News. Dr Yang...