{"id":1419160,"date":"2022-04-05T07:29:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T11:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1419160"},"modified":"2022-04-05T07:30:30","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T11:30:30","slug":"politifact-founder-was-journalist-in-residence-at-ccp-influence-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politifact-founder-was-journalist-in-residence-at-ccp-influence-group\/","title":{"rendered":"PolitiFact Founder Was \u201cJournalist in Residence\u201d at CCP Influence Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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\" 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Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"code-block code-block-8\">\n<p><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"pk-content-block pk-block-bg pk-block-bg-light\"><strong>The U.S.-China Education Trust, which has collaborated with Chinese Communist Party propaganda fronts and trained journalist from state-run media outlets, counts involvement from \u201cfact check\u201d website Politifact founder Bill Adair, and President Biden\u2019s \u201cright hand\u201d on China Kurt Campbell.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Founded in 1998 by the first Chinese-born U.S. Ambassador, the U.S.-China Education Trust (USCET) hosts various journalism programs aimed at advising Chinese Communist Party-run media outlets and journalism schools.<\/p>\n<p>As the group <a href=\"https:\/\/uscet.org\/about-us\/\">boasts<\/a>, it co-hosts programs with the Party School of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party \u2013 \u201cthe supreme ideological training ground for party cadres and a prerequisite for any official interested in joining the elite political ranks of China\u2019s ruling class\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2012\/03\/06\/chinas-top-party-school\/\">according<\/a> to\u00a0<em>Foreign Policy <\/em>magazine.<\/p>\n<p>USCET has also partnered with \u201cmore than 70 of China\u2019s top universities\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/news\/2019\/04\/29\/fbi-director-discusses-chinese-espionage-threat-us-academic-research\">the<\/a> Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, which has seen affiliated researchers lose American visas due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/14\/world\/asia\/china-academics-fbi-visa-bans.html\">\u201cspying fears\u201d<\/a> from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, the group holds conferences that have repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/uscet.org\/annual-asn-conference-2015\/\">enjoyed<\/a> participation <a href=\"https:\/\/uscet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/asn_2015_conference_agenda_final.pdf\">from<\/a> the Secretary-General of the China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF), an organization that is part of the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s United Front effort which, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/Research\/China&#039;s%20Overseas%20United%20Front%20Work%20-%20Background%20and%20Implications%20for%20US_final_0.pdf\">according<\/a> to the U.S. government, aims to \u201cco-opt and neutralize sources of potential opposition to the policies and authority of its ruling Chinese Communist Party\u201d and \u201cinfluence overseas Chinese communities, foreign governments, and other actors to take actions or adopt positions supportive of Beijing\u2019s preferred policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group\u2019s former Executive Director Paul Boesen also <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170228084801\/http:\/\/100kstrong.org\/2015\/11\/18\/paul-boesen\/\">served<\/a> as a Senior Adviser to the U.S.-China Strong Foundation, which <a href=\"https:\/\/thenationalpulse.com\/politics\/uschinastrong-biden\/\">works<\/a> with Confucius Institutes and is funded in part by the Bank of China.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenationalpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GETTR_GetOnGettr_DM_V02_A5.jpg\" alt=\"Get On Gettr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" \/>  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/thenationalpulse.com\/2022\/04\/04\/fauci-funded-researchers-tried-erasing-covid-paper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"u7135c5065250cb6be67afe454864971f\"><\/p>\n<style scoped> .u7135c5065250cb6be67afe454864971f { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; 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.u7135c5065250cb6be67afe454864971f:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style>\n<div><span class=\"ctaText\">MUST READ:<\/span>\u00a0 <span class=\"postTitle\">Fauci&#8217;s Colleague Offered to Secretly Erase a COVID-19 Paper Containing Data Hidden By China. It Happened During an &#8216;Extremely Contentious&#8217; Zoom Call Which Saw Scientists &#8216;Yelling at Each Other&#8217;.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<h4><span><strong>Politi-buro Facts.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The group hosts a China-based \u2018Journalist in Residence\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/uscet.org\/journalist-in-residence\/\">program<\/a>, allowing American journalists from establishment outlets such as <em>The New York Times\u00a0<\/em>to live in China and work alongside state-run, Chinese Communist media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Among the outlets American journalists work alongside are China Global Television Network and China Central Television \u2013 both described as \u201clong-standing weapons in Beijing\u2019s arsenal of repression\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/freedomhouse.org\/article\/china-central-television-long-standing-weapon-beijings-arsenal-repression\">designed<\/a> \u201cto attack designated enemies of the Communist Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, the site\u2019s informational page prominently displays a participant smiling at <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.why.com.cn\/epaper\/webpc\/qnb\/html\/2021-03\/02\/node_1.html\">Youth<\/a> Daily,\u00a0<\/em>the official newspaper of the Shanghai branch of the China Communist Youth League.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27762\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PROGRAM PROMO.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<\/div>\n<p>In 2012, the <a href=\"https:\/\/uscet.org\/journalist-in-residence-2012\/\">group\u2019s<\/a> Journalist in Residence was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/staff\/bill-adair\/\">founder<\/a> and contributing editor of Politifact Bill Adair.<\/p>\n<p>Politifact \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2015\/12\/22\/donald-trump-blasts-politifact-frauds-a-totally-left-wing-group\/\">blasted<\/a> by Donald Trump as a \u201ctotally left-wing group\u201d \u2013 is the go-to fact-checking service for many big tech companies such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/article\/2017\/dec\/15\/we-started-fact-checking-partnership-facebook-year\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-twitter-factcheck\/with-fact-checks-twitter-takes-on-a-new-kind-of-task-idUSKBN2360U0\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The website is also used by other reporters to confirm or deny stories, and Politifact primarily appears to target the political right.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uscet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/JIR-2012-1-1-1024x497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"868\" height=\"422\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">ADAIR PROMOTING \u201cTHE OBAMETER AND NEW FORMS OF JOURNALISM\u201d LECTURE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Adair also \u201cdelivered remarks to plenary sessions\u201d at a conference hosted by USCET\u2019s Media Education Consortium (MEC) \u2013 a <a href=\"https:\/\/uscet.org\/media-education-consortium-mec\/\">network<\/a> of \u201cnearly 40 of China\u2019s leading schools of journalism and communications\u201d \u2013 all of which are state-run.<\/p>\n<p>The annual conference, which sees American journalists offer their expertise to <a href=\"https:\/\/uscet.org\/data-journalism-workshop-begins-at-fudan-university\/\">reporters<\/a> at state-run outlets like CCTV, China Daily, Xinhua, and more, also includes lectures from professors at institutes such as the People\u2019s Liberation Army Nanjing Institute of Politics.<\/p>\n<p>Adair is now the Knight Professor of Journalism &#038; Public Policy at Duke University and is still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politifact.com\/staff\/bill-adair\/\">listed<\/a> on the Politifact website.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/thenationalpulse.com\/2022\/04\/01\/gates-linked-chinese-group-targets-american-agriculture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"ucbab19a680a290da8d9c52c9b5f2ddda\"><\/p>\n<style scoped> .ucbab19a680a290da8d9c52c9b5f2ddda { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#eaeaea; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #34495E!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); text-decoration:none; } .ucbab19a680a290da8d9c52c9b5f2ddda:active, .ucbab19a680a290da8d9c52c9b5f2ddda:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .ucbab19a680a290da8d9c52c9b5f2ddda { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 0.95; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .ucbab19a680a290da8d9c52c9b5f2ddda .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#C0392B; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .ucbab19a680a290da8d9c52c9b5f2ddda .postTitle { color:#000000; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .ucbab19a680a290da8d9c52c9b5f2ddda:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style>\n<div><span class=\"ctaText\">MUST READ:<\/span>\u00a0 <span class=\"postTitle\">A Chinese Influence Group Tied To Bill Gates Wants To Collaborate With American Agriculture Officials.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Politifact once attempted to \u201cfact check\u201d a National Pulse story <a href=\"https:\/\/thenationalpulse.com\/politics\/harris-husband-ccp\/\">about Kamala Harris and her husband\u2019s law firm\u2019s ties to the Chinese Communist Party<\/a>. Politifact ended up admitting that The National Pulse did not make the claims their \u201cfact check\u201d headline claimed we made.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27818\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27818\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-04-at-11.23.56-AM-800x807-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-04-at-11.23.56-AM-800x807-1.png 800w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-04-at-11.23.56-AM-1160x1171-1.png 1160w, https:\/\/thenationalpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-04-at-11.23.56-AM-80x80.png 80w, 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https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-04-at-11.23.56-AM.png 1494w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Politifact admits The National Pulse reporting was fair and accurate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><span><strong>Commie Campbell.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Kurt Campbell, President Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2021\/01\/13\/kurt-campbell-biden-asia-china-appointment\/\">\u201cright hand\u201d<\/a> on China, formerly served on the advisory council of the Beijing group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more pleased to welcome Kurt on board,\u201d said USCET President Julia Chang Bloch in a press <a href=\"https:\/\/uscet.org\/kurt-campbell-joins-advisory-council-of-the-us-china-education-trust\/\">release<\/a>. \u201cThe wealth of experience and insight he will bring are going to be tremendous assets as we continuously improve our programs in China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Campbell also spoke on a panel at the group\u2019s to celebrate its 20-year <a href=\"https:\/\/uscet.org\/uscet-holds-appreciation-luncheon-in-celebration-of-20th-anniversary\/\">anniversary<\/a> which featured special remarks from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/06\/02\/us\/politics\/elaine-chao-china.html\">Chinese<\/a> Communist Party-linked Elaine Chao.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thenationalpulse.com\/support\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-27244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-12-15-at-19.45.47-1-800x200-1.jpeg\" alt=\"support\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-12-15-at-19.45.47-1-800x200-1.jpeg 800w, 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