{"id":1960683,"date":"2023-06-29T17:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T21:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-doles-out-taxpayer-funds-to-chinese-foreign-agents\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T17:14:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T21:14:50","slug":"newsom-doles-out-taxpayer-funds-to-chinese-foreign-agents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-doles-out-taxpayer-funds-to-chinese-foreign-agents\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom allocates taxpayer money to Chinese agents."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fnewsom-doles-out-taxpayer-funds-to-chinese-foreign-agents%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=1960683&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>\n<h2>California Governor Gavin Newsom Funds Pro-Beijing Media Outlets with Taxpayer Money<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom awarded taxpayer-funded &#8220;ethnic media&#8221; grants to foreign agents of the Chinese government, including a pro-Beijing news outlet that claims to serve as &#8220;China\u2019s outward media and advertising proxy&#8221; in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The California State Library this week announced $8.1 million in grants to 62 news outlets to raise awareness about hate crimes, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Press-Release-2023-06-28-Ethnic-Media-Grant.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0EwnfipGS9x99tfVailSJ7173fWaYVFDwIZHxK3-HN6kz3Fu2p0z5pztY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a press release<\/a>. That includes $100,000 to EDI Media, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/efile.fara.gov\/docs\/7086-Exhibit-AB-20220426-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registered<\/a> as a foreign agent of China. The library awarded $100,000 each to Sky Link TV and U.S. News Express, both of which publish a steady stream of pro-China content. The grants are the second round of funding for ethnic media outlets. The first round provided $100,000 to <em>Sing Tao<\/em>, a Chinese state-owned outlet that is registered as a foreign agent.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Questionable Funding Choices<\/h3>\n<p>The grants could raise questions about the Newsom administration funding pro-Beijing mouthpieces as California stares down the barrel of a $32 billion budget deficit. Newsom, who has reportedly considered running for president in 2024 or 2028, has proposed cutting billions of dollars in spending on public universities, transportation, and climate initiatives to save money.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom touted the grant program after the first round of funding last year, saying they will &#8220;increase awareness of the valuable services provided by the Stop the Hate Program, reduce stigma surrounding the reporting of hate incidents, and promote community healing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The grants will fund &#8220;specialized reporters,&#8221; news briefings, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jr-heres-what-comes-next-for-our-amazing-movement\/\" title=\"Trump Jr.: \u2018Here\u2019s What Comes Next for Our Amazing Movement\u2019\">social media content<\/a> for outlets that cater to Asian, African-American, LGBT, Hispanic, and Arab communities. Other recipients included Black Voice News, Hispanic LA, <em>Outward Magazine<\/em>, and Slavic Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom has boosted Chinese propagandists before. He <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/newsom-praised-chinese-foreign-agent-for-journalistic-integrity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hailed<\/a> <em>Sing Tao<\/em> for its &#8220;journalistic integrity&#8221; and &#8220;balanced news stories&#8221; at its annual gala in 2021. That was shortly after the news outlet registered with the U.S. government as a foreign agent of China, the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>EDI Media, which registered as a Chinese foreign agent last year, publishes newspapers for <em>Xinmin Evening News<\/em>, which the State Department has <a href=\"https:\/\/2017-2021.state.gov\/designation-of-additional-prc-propaganda-outlets-as-foreign-missions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-the-puck-chinese-govt-propagandists-promote-olympics-at-washington-capitals-game\/\" title=\"What the Puck? Chinese Gov\u2019t Propagandists Promote Olympics at Washington Capitals Game\">state-controlled propaganda outlet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, Reuters revealed EDI Media\u2019s secret links to China Radio International, the Chinese state radio channel. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/investigates\/special-report\/china-radio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to Reuters<\/a>, EDI Media owner James Su has described his plans to use media outlets in the United States to promote Chinese government policy. In 2003, he described plans to set up a media company that complies with U.S. law but would &#8220;endorse China\u2019s ideology.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The two other grant recipients\u2014Sky Link TV and U.S. News Express\u2014are not registered as Chinese foreign agents, though they often promote Chinese government policies.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/asiasociety.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-01\/00_diamond-schell-chinas-influence-and-american-interests_REVISED.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a report<\/a> from the Hoover Institution, Sky Link TV &#8220;follows and quite often reports verbatim the official line&#8221; on international relations from Chinese state media. China\u2019s Ministry of Commerce hailed Sky Link TV as a &#8220;cultural export&#8221; in 2014.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>U.S. News Express, based in San Francisco, has promoted some of China\u2019s foreign influence initiatives. In 2019, the outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unecne.com\/archives\/38676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organized<\/a> the Silk Road Americas Forum to promote the Belt and Road Initiative, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-doles-out-taxpayer-funds-to-chinese-foreign-agents\/\" title=\"Newsom allocates taxpayer money to Chinese agents.\">massive international infrastructure program<\/a> that Beijing has used to influence foreign countries. U.S. News Express was <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200810081745\/https:\/www.usnewsexpress.us\/2019\/10\/12\/the-10th-fourm-on-the-global-chinese-language-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also represented<\/a> at a journalism forum organized by the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s United Front Work Department in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The California State Library and Newsom\u2019s office did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom awarded taxpayer-funded grants to 62 news outlets, including a pro-Beijing news agency that acts as China&#8217;s media proxy in the US. The grants, totaling $8.1 million, aim to enhance awareness about ethnic communities. However, concerns arise as some recipients have ties to foreign agents of the Chinese government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":1960684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1960683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1960683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1960684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1960683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1960683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1960683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}