{"id":1216232,"date":"2022-01-14T11:49:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T16:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1216232"},"modified":"2022-01-14T11:49:14","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T16:49:14","slug":"labour-party-accepted-700000-from-alleged-chinese-communist-spy-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labour-party-accepted-700000-from-alleged-chinese-communist-spy-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour Party Accepted 700,000 From Alleged Chinese Communist Spy: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flabour-party-accepted-700000-from-alleged-chinese-communist-spy-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1216232&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Christine-Lee-2-533x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Christine Lee, the alleged Chinese Communist spy, reportedly donated over \u00a3700,000 to the left-wing Labour Party in Britain as a part of a \u201cpolitical interference\u201d campaign orchestrated by Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2022\/01\/13\/mi5-claims-chinese-spy-successfully-managed-to-infiltrate-uk-parliament\/\">revealed<\/a> that MI5 had contacted the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, warning that the founder of the \u201cBritish Chinese Project\u201d, Christine Lee had been working to engage with members of parliament to \u201csubvert the process\u201d of democracy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The main target of the alleged espionage plot centred around former socialist Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Barry Gardiner MP.<\/p>\n<p>Lee donated nearly \u00a3700,000 in political contributions to the Labour Party, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/17318223\/chinese-spy-claim-donation-labour-party\/\">according<\/a> to <em>The Sun,<\/em> the vast majority of which directly went into the coffers of former Blair-era minister and Corbyn-era shadow cabinet member Barry Gardiner. Mr Gardiner is <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/christine-lee-labour-mp-barry-gardiner-says-chinese-agent-gained-no-political-advantage-from-him-12515277\">reported<\/a> to have received over \u00a3500,000 from Ms Lee over a six-year period.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the financial investment, the Labour MP was also revealed to have been employing the alleged Chinese spy\u2019s son until Thursday morning, when he claims he was first notified by security services of Ms Lee being an agent of espionage.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI then went and I immediately contacted her son who has worked in my office as the diary manager and I asked him to tender his resignation forthwith, which he did,\u201d Mr Gardiner <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/christine-lee-labour-mp-barry-gardiner-says-chinese-agent-gained-no-political-advantage-from-him-12515277\">told<\/a> Sky News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I want to stress to you that the security services said to me they had no information that led them to believe that he was aware of his mother\u2019s illegal activity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Gardner did admit that he had \u201cspoken openly and frankly\u201d with British intelligence services \u201cfor a number of years\u201d about his relationship with Ms Lee. However, he claimed that he was never told to cut off ties with the alleged spy and said that there was \u201cno evidence\u201d that the money she donated to him came from the regime in Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>The Labour MP went on to suggest that his past criticisms of the Chinese Communist Party on issues such as climate change and human rights demonstrated that he was not beholden to China.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Communist Party has previously targeted left-wing politicians in a similar manner, including California Democrat Senator Dianne Feinstein, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2018\/08\/04\/reports-dianne-feinsteins-longtime-driver-was-a-chinese-spy\/\">reportedly<\/a> employed a Chinese spy as her driver for twenty years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Over a dozen British universities are reportedly under investigation by security services over their relationships with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which may have violated national security and human rights laws.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JPASmB4Fvn\">https:\/\/t.co\/JPASmB4Fvn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1358720980772917250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lee, the founder of the \u2018British Chinese Project\u2019 non-profit, which seeks to \u201cpromote engagement, understanding and cooperation between the Chinese community and wider UK society,\u201d has been active in engaging with heavy hitters from across the political specturm in Britain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The purported spy has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/british.chinese.project\/photos\/994973397253592\/\">pictured<\/a> with former Labour Party leader, socialist Jeremy Corbyn, as well as with former Tory Party Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/mi5-names-chinese-agent-with-links-to-labour-mp-barry-gardiner-j757fsfs7\">David Cameron<\/a>, who has long sought to increase economic ties between the UK and the communist state, including attempts to forge a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/04\/26\/report-david-cameron-lobbied-uk-govt-chinese-investment-fund\/\">\u00a31 billion investment fund<\/a> with China.<\/p>\n<p>Cameron\u2019s right-hand man, Chancellor George Osborne, even boasted of a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/av\/uk-34621254\">golden era<\/a>\u201d that had been created between Britain and China.<\/p>\n<p>Lee was also given an award by Cameron\u2019s successor, former PM Theresa May, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pointsoflight.gov.uk\/british-chinese-project\/\">said<\/a> at the time: \u201cYou should feel very proud of the difference that \u2018The British Chinese Project\u2019 is making in promoting engagement, understanding, and cooperation between the Chinese and British communities in the UK.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI also wish you well with your work to further the inclusion and participation of British-Chinese people in the UK political system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parliamentary records also revealed that the leader of the Liberal Democrats, Sir Ed Davey was also a recipient of political donations from Ms Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the revelation, Sir Ed said on Friday that he was \u201cshocked\u201d over the donation, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/christine-lee-labour-mp-barry-gardiner-says-chinese-agent-gained-no-political-advantage-from-him-12515277\">saying<\/a>: \u201cI can\u2019t even remember this woman, to be frank.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018Money, Money, Money!\u2019 \u2014 Farage Accuses British Elites of Covering up Chinese Takeover <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BsrbGTnRM4\">https:\/\/t.co\/BsrbGTnRM4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1365670271068246017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Chinese Embassy in London denied that Lee was operating as a spy in Britain, going on to accuse MI5 of using smear and intimidation tactics to target the Chinese community in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina always adheres to the principle of non-interference in other country\u2019s internal affairs,\u201d a spokesman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinese-embassy.org.uk\/eng\/PressandMedia\/Spokepersons\/202201\/t20220114_10495398.htm\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have no need and never seek to \u2018buy influence\u2019 in any foreign parliament. We firmly oppose the trick of smearing and intimidation against the Chinese community in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former leader of the Conservative Party and prominent critic of the communist state, Sir Iain Duncan Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/mi5-has-warned-chinese-government-agent-has-been-active-in-uk-parliament-mps-told-12515031\">said<\/a> that he believed that \u201cthis is clearly a form of spying\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Iain, who was personally sanctioned last year by Beijing over his efforts to label the persecution of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region of China a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/04\/23\/china-is-committing-genocide-in-xinjiang-say-conservative-mps-landmark-vote\/\">genocide<\/a>, went on to say that he has been told that Lee and her associates will not be deported from the UK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy in heaven\u2019s name is such an agent allowed in the country?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n<p>Another MP who was sanctioned by the communist regime, Tory Tim Loughton <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timloughton\/status\/1481656532051787786\">said<\/a> that the scandal shows \u201cwhy I and other MPs sanctioned by China have repeatedly called for a full audit of exactly where all the sinister tentacles of the Chinese Communist Party have bought influence or inveigled their way into so many institutions, board rooms and organisations across the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">*** LEAKED VIDEO ***<br \/>&#8220;Secret Meeting&#8221; between MI6 Agent 0.07 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CIA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CIA<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChiefMI6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChiefMI6<\/a> Richard Moore made China the agency&#8217;s top priority.<br \/>Rib-tickling moments\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rd6ZMM3neV\">pic.twitter.com\/rd6ZMM3neV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 China Xinhua News (@XHNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XHNews\/status\/1478312196191014916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Chinese spying scandal comes just days after the Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua released a James Bond parody, entitled \u20180.07 No Time to Die Laughing\u2019 which mocked the notion of China representing an espionage threat to Britain, in particular concerns over Chinese telecom firm Huawei having a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2020\/02\/13\/huawei-has-back-door-access-networks-says-united-states\/\">backdoor<\/a>\u201d for Beijing to access the data of Britons.<\/p>\n<p>The cringe sketch came in response to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/speeches\/cs-speech-to-the-international-institute-for-strategic-studies\">speech<\/a> in November from the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) Richard Moore, in which he characterised China as the top priority for the foreign intelligence service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chinese Intelligence Services are highly capable and continue to conduct large scale espionage operations against the UK and our allies. This includes targeting those working in government, industries, or on research of particular interest to the Chinese state. They also monitor and attempt to exercise undue influence over the Chinese diaspora,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdapting to a world affected by the rise of China is the single greatest priority for MI6. We are deepening our understanding of China across the UK intelligence community, and widening the options available to the government in managing the systemic challenges that it poses.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chinese Investors Have Bought up \u00a3135bn of British Infrastructure, Business, Schools: Report <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nNzQXJDjYp\">https:\/\/t.co\/nNzQXJDjYp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1388913204823212042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Kurt Zindulka on Twitter here <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtZindulka\">@KurtZindulka<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christine Lee, the alleged Chinese Communist spy, reportedly donated over \u00a3700,000 to the left-wing Labour Party in Britain as a part of a \u201cpolitical interference\u201d campaign orchestrated by Beijing. 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