{"id":2109999,"date":"2023-11-28T14:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-panel-releases-memo-on-chinas-influence-strategy-in-the-u-s\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T14:47:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:47:29","slug":"house-panel-releases-memo-on-chinas-influence-strategy-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-panel-releases-memo-on-chinas-influence-strategy-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"House panel releases memo on China&#8217;s influence strategy in the US"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fhouse-panel-releases-memo-on-chinas-influence-strategy-in-the-u-s%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=2109999&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--><h2>House Members Expose Chinese Communist Party&#8217;s &#8220;Influence&#8221; Strategy in the United \u2064States<\/h2>\n<p>Members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/u-s-house-of-representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House<\/a> have \u2064released a report that sheds light on the\u2064 Chinese\u2062 Communist Party&#8217;s (CCP) &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-cia-pick-was-president-of-think-tank-that-took-millions-from-chinese-communist-party-tied-entities-report\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s CIA Pick Was President Of Think Tank That Took Millions From Chinese Communist Party-Tied Entities: Report\">united front work<\/a>&#8221; \u200dstrategy, which has infiltrated\u200d the United States.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The CCP&#8217;s united front work, led by the Central United Front Work Department, \u200cis a powerful combination of engagement, influence activities, and intelligence operations, as explained in <a href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/uf-101-memo-final-pdf-version.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a\u200c six-page memo<\/a> by the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This strategy\u2063 is used by the\u200c CCP to shape\u200d the\u200c political environment, influence other countries&#8217; policies towards \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a>, and gain access to advanced foreign technology. The memo reveals that this is achieved through an extensive \u2064network of organizations\u200d that operate alongside China&#8217;s foreign ministry and \u200cintelligence services, \u2062targeting \u2063universities, think tanks, civic groups, influential\u200c individuals, and public opinion.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of united front work-linked activities include \u200ca front group \u2063that fuels protests against Taiwanese President \u200cTsai Ing-wen in the United States\u200c and secret Chinese police stations in cities like New York,\u2064 which are used to target CCP opponents. The memo also highlights ethnic \u200dminorities and individuals with roots in Taiwan as targets \u200dof this strategy.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;United front work damages U.S. interests through legal and illegal technology transfer, surveillance of Chinese diaspora communities, promotion of favorable narratives about the PRC through ostensibly independent voices, and the neutralization or harassment of critics of the\u200b CCP,&#8221; states the \u200cmemo,\u2064 emphasizing the importance of countering \u200dthis\u200d strategy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Similar influence operations have been reported \u2062in other \u200bcountries. In\u2062 Australia, a\u2063 think tank warned about the expansion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ccps-infiltration-in-us-colleges-puts-students-crucial-tech-at-risk-researchers\/\" title=\"CCP's infiltration in US colleges jeopardizes students and vital tech: Researchers.\">united front\u2062 work<\/a> in 2020,\u2064 prompting China&#8217;s foreign ministry to dismiss the report\u200b as\u200d &#8220;fallacious.&#8221; They claimed that China&#8217;s foreign relations are based on mutual \u2064respect\u200c and non-interference.<\/p>\n<p>The release of the House panel memo coincided with \u2063President Joe Biden&#8217;s meeting with\u2064 Chinese President Xi Jinping, where both sides \u2064agreed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/11\/16\/xi-biden-takeaways-from-us-china-summittaiwan-military-talks-fentanyl.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resume military talks<\/a> amidst escalating tensions over Taiwan and \u200cother issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Through its united front work strategy, which Xi Jinping has called\u2064 a &#8216;magic weapon,&#8217; the \u2064Chinese \u2062Communist Party uses every tool at its disposal, whether legal or illicit, to influence the American people and interfere\u2062 in \u2064democratic societies. Our bipartisan memo on united front work will help the American people recognize and resist the CCP&#8217;s malign influence,&#8221; stated\u2063 Select Committee Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ranking member\u2062 Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) added, &#8220;An important,\u200c but little\u200c understood, aspect of the Chinese Communist Party&#8217;s misinformation, propaganda, and influence \u2063efforts both\u200b in the PRC and abroad is the CCP&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-allies-worked-for-group-with-close-ties-to-chinese-communist-party\/\" title=\"Top Biden Allies Worked for Group With Close Ties to Chinese Communist Party\">united front system<\/a>. This \u2063background \u2064memo provides\u200d information about united front activities and can be a potentially helpful guide in addressing and \u200dcountering them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062 How does the report describe the CCP&#8217;s efforts to expand its influence within U.S. borders?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  &#8220;It represents a\u2064 sophisticated, long-term effort by\u200d the CCP to expand \u200cthe reach of its influence within U.S. borders,&#8221; says the report.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In recent \u200byears, concerns about the CCP&#8217;s influence in\u2063 the United States have grown. This \u200creport confirms those\u200b fears, providing concrete evidence \u200bof \u200cthe \u200bextent of the CCP&#8217;s united\u200b front \u200bwork and the potential \u2062threats it poses to\u2064 American interests and national security.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most \u2063concerning aspects of this strategy is the targeting \u200dof universities and think tanks. The memo highlights\u200d how\u2063 the CCP uses academic exchanges, partnerships, and funding to exert influence over research agendas and limit discussions on\u200b sensitive topics such as human\u2063 rights abuses in China. \u200cThis\u2062 raises significant concerns about academic freedom and the integrity of research conducted \u200cin these\u200d institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The CCP&#8217;s united front work is \u2064not limited to academic institutions. The memo \u200balso reveals how the CCP uses its extensive network of organizations to shape \u2063public opinion in the United\u2064 States.\u200b By promoting favorable narratives about China \u200bthrough ostensibly independent voices, the CCP aims to sway public perception and\u200d garner \u2064support for its\u2064 political agenda. This has the potential to undermine the democratic principles and\u200d values \u200cthat the United States upholds.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the report highlights the surveillance of \u200bChinese diaspora communities and the harassment of critics of the\u2064 CCP. This raises serious concerns about the violation of \u200cprivacy rights and the suppression of dissenting voices within Chinese communities in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 findings of\u200b this report call for\u2064 a comprehensive response from \u2063the United States government and \u2063its allies. Measures must be taken\u2063 to counter the\u2063 CCP&#8217;s united front work and protect American interests. This includes strengthening regulations and \u200doversight on academic\u2062 collaborations \u2062with China, \u200bincreasing transparency in think tanks, \u200dand protecting the\u200c rights and safety of Chinese diaspora communities.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, it is crucial that \u200bthe American public and policymakers remain educated and vigilant about the CCP&#8217;s influence\u200b activities. Understanding \u2064the strategies employed by\u200d the CCP and\u2064 their implications\u2064 is essential in order to safeguard American democracy and national security.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d release of\u200b this \u2063report is a significant step\u2062 towards exposing and addressing the CCP&#8217;s united front work in the United States. It serves \u200cas a\u2062 wake-up call to the challenges posed by the CCP&#8217;s influence operations and highlights\u200c the importance\u200c of countering these\u2062 efforts to protect\u2063 American \u200cinterests\u200b and values.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the\u200d United States must be \u200bproactive\u2062 in \u200bcountering the CCP&#8217;s influence strategy\u2064 and assert its commitment to defending democracy, human \u200crights, and the integrity of its institutions.\u200b By doing\u200c so, the United States can address the threats posed by the CCP&#8217;s united front work and safeguard its position as \u2063a global leader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, House members released a report discussing the Chinese Communist Party&#8217;s (CCP) &#8220;united front work&#8221; strategy, which focuses on influencing others. Led by the Central United Front Work Department, this approach combines engagement, influence tactics, and intelligence gathering. It has now reached the United States, according to the report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2110000,"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":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2109999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"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\/2109999","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\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2109999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2109999\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2110000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2109999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2109999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2109999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}