{"id":2013955,"date":"2023-08-28T05:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T09:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-top-candidate-to-be-ambassador-to-israel-leads-pro-china-think-tank\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T05:12:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T09:12:58","slug":"bidens-top-candidate-to-be-ambassador-to-israel-leads-pro-china-think-tank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-top-candidate-to-be-ambassador-to-israel-leads-pro-china-think-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s potential ambassador to Israel heads pro-China think tank."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fbidens-top-candidate-to-be-ambassador-to-israel-leads-pro-china-think-tank%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=2013955&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<blockquote>\n<h2>Jack Lew: Cozying Up to Beijing\u200b and Its Growing Influence<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure><figcaption>Jacob Lew \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>President Biden&#8217;s potential\u2063 ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, \u200chas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-releases-footage-of-russian-jets-harassing-american-drone-over-syria\/\" title=\"US shares video of Russian jets harassing American drone in Syria.\">raised concerns due<\/a> to his close ties with Chinese \u200dCommunist Party officials. As the chairman of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, a group known for its pro-China stance, Lew has been praised by Chinese state media. This raises \u200cquestions\u2062 about his ability to address \u200dBeijing&#8217;s increasing influence \u200din the Middle East and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-again-faces-afghanistan-questions-on-trip-to-asia\/\" title=\"Harris again faces Afghanistan questions on trip to Asia\">growing relationship<\/a> between Israel and China.<\/p>\n<p>Lew, who is the frontrunner for \u200cthe ambassadorship, leads an advisory group that advocates for stronger business \u2062and \u200cdiplomatic ties between the United States and \u2064China. \u2063The committee is funded by major corporations like Citigroup,\u2063 Blackstone, and BlackRock, which have\u200b been labeled as &#8220;powerful friends&#8221; of China by the Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Since assuming \u200chis role in January 2021, Lew has hosted top Chinese Communist Party\u200b officials and met with China&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-to-a-bad-start-putin-schools-biden-with-one-phone-call\/\" title=\"Off to a Bad START: Putin Schools Biden with One Phone Call\">foreign minister<\/a> in Beijing. During these meetings, he has echoed China&#8217;s narrative, blaming the United States for tensions in the\u200c bilateral relationship. Lew has also participated \u2064in events organized by the Chinese People&#8217;s Association for \u200cFriendship with Foreign\u2064 Countries, an organization involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-say-meena-harris-social-media-posts-could-interfere-with-u-s-diplomacy-with-india\/\" title=\"Officials say Meena Harris social media posts could interfere with U.S. diplomacy with India\">foreign influence operations<\/a> for the CCP.<\/p>\n<p>While China may\u2064 not be\u200d Lew&#8217;s primary focus as ambassador to Israel, his views\u200c on U.S.-China relations will \u2064undoubtedly impact his\u2064 dealings with \u200dJerusalem. The U.S. \u2062government \u200chas been pressuring Israel\u200b to sever ties with China, and the Biden administration has sought to establish\u200c a pact between Israel and Saudi Arabia to counter China&#8217;s influence in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Experts who study China&#8217;s influence activities have criticized groups like the \u200bNational Committee on U.S.-China Relations and the Asia Society for being consistently soft \u200don China. Anders Corr, an intelligence analyst and publisher of the Journal of \u200dPolitical Risk, argues that individuals with strong links to China should \u2062not have a place in U.S. politics.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d leaders of the National Committee on\u200d U.S.-China Relations often appear on Chinese state television to criticize\u200d U.S. \u200cforeign policy towards China while downplaying Beijing&#8217;s aggressive actions.\u2063 Stephen Orlins, the committee&#8217;s \u200dpresident, has even described\u200c the Trump\u200d administration&#8217;s approach to China as a \u200b&#8221;four-year nightmare.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Lew has taken a conciliatory approach in his interactions with CCP officials. During a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang\u2063 Yi, Lew emphasized the interdependence between the \u2063U.S. and China and dismissed the idea of economic decoupling. This aligns with Wang&#8217;s call for the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations to stabilize the bilateral relationship and promote cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Lew&#8217;s\u2063 participation \u200cin events organized by the Chinese People&#8217;s Association \u200dfor Friendship with Foreign Countries has\u2064 also raised concerns. The Biden\u2062 administration has warned that this association\u200d uses its exchange programs to covertly advance China&#8217;s global agenda.<\/p>\n<p>If confirmed as ambassador \u2064to Israel, \u200bLew \u2063will join a\u2064 group of \u2062Biden-appointed ambassadors who have been criticized for their close ties \u200dto CCP\u200c interests. Eric Garcetti and Caroline Kennedy, ambassadors to India and Australia respectively, have served on\u2062 the board of \u2064the Asia Society. Mark Brzezinski, the ambassador to \u2064Poland, has\u2063 been paid by\u200b a Chinese Communist Party advisory panel, and Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the ambassador to the United Nations, has faced scrutiny for \u200cher speech at a\u2063 Confucius Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these concerns, neither the National Committee on\u2063 U.S.-China Relations nor the White House has responded \u2063to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jack Lew, President Biden&#8217;s potential ambassador to Israel, has been praised by Chinese state media for his close relationship with Beijing. However, concerns arise as he previously hosted Chinese Communist Party officials and led a think tank known for its leniency towards China. 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