{"id":2375978,"date":"2024-12-04T04:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T09:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rockefeller-charity-spent-millions-boosting-china-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T04:35:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T09:35:53","slug":"rockefeller-charity-spent-millions-boosting-china-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rockefeller-charity-spent-millions-boosting-china-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockefeller charity spent millions boosting China &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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%2Frockefeller-charity-spent-millions-boosting-china-washington-examiner%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=2375978&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--><p>the \u2063Rockefeller Brothers Fund\u2062 (RBF), a notable philanthropic organization linked to the\u200b Rockefeller family, has made considerable \u200bfinancial contributions to various\u2064 entities associated with the Chinese government and the \u200bChinese Communist party (CCP) in recent years. Between April 2020 and August \u200d2024,the RBF donated approximately $7.4 million to \u2063organizations closely tied to\u2062 Chinese state interests,primarily focusing\u200d on initiatives related to green energy production and environmental advancement.<\/p>\n<p>Much \u200dof the\u200d RBF&#8217;s funding has been\u200b directed \u2064toward programs within China \u2062that \u2062align \u2063with Beijing&#8217;s\u200d environmental goals, with notable\u2063 grants going to the Foreign Environmental cooperation\u200b Center, part of China&#8217;s Ministry of Ecology\u2062 and Surroundings, which received $400,000 for projects aimed at enhancing Chinese overseas investments in sustainable \u2062development. Other \u200csignificant recipients include the Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology Foundation, which collaborates with the Chinese government \u200don environmental \u200binitiatives and has received over $2.4\u2064 million from the RBF.<\/p>\n<p>The RBF\u2019s contributions are\u2064 not isolated; they form part of a broader trend where philanthropic organizations support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/semafor-is-paying-a-ccp-front-group-to-promote-its-china-initiative-ceo-confirms\/\" title=\"Semafor Is Paying a CCP Front Group To Promote Its China Initiative, CEO Confirms\">global influence operations<\/a> aligned\u200d with China&#8217;s Belt and Road Initiative. This has raised questions regarding the implications of such funding in terms of fostering international relations and the potential\u200c strengthening\u200c of China\u2019s \u2062geopolitical influence through\u200b environmental\u2062 and infrastructural initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, the \u200cRBF, founded in 1940, \u200chas centered its efforts on environmentalism, democracy, and the arts, managing around $1.4 billion in assets. Its \u200brecent focus on China signifies a shift towards international \u200benvironmental collaborations,albeit \u2062with complex \u2063political ramifications \u200dgiven the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-morning-joe-has-questions-about-defense-secs-job-security-after-secret-icu-stay\/\" title=\"Morning Joe&#039; questions Defense Sec&#039;s job security after undisclosed ICU stay\">current global landscape<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rockefeller Brothers Fund spent past four years pumping cash into Chinese government-linked groups<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1902199\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/philanthropy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"primary philanthropic arm\">primary philanthropic arm<\/a> of the influential Rockefeller family has given millions of dollars to arms of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Chinese government\">Chinese government<\/a> as well as organizations with strong links to the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Between April 2020 and August 2024, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund donated $7.4 million to organizations that are either part of the Chinese government, led by members of the CCP, or engaged in partnerships with China, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1pLTabf79Gzcypxy_6ZV33BYyFpG4M8lduRfWFUDFoks\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to a <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>analysis of grant records. The bulk of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund&rsquo;s philanthropic activity in China went toward assisting Beijing in meeting its goals for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/green-energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"green energy production and transition.\">green energy production and transition.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While most of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund&rsquo;s Chinese grants were earmarked for projects within China, a handful went to support the country&rsquo;s global influence operations.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.fecomee.org.cn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">part<\/a> of China&rsquo;s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, received $400,000 from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund between 2021 and 2022 &ldquo;for capacity building for green development of Chinese overseas investment.&rdquo; A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/assets\/gao-24-106866.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">report<\/a> released in October by the Government Accountability Office, the watchdog agency of the United States government, found that China uses its global infrastructure investment strategy, known as the &ldquo;Belt and Road Initiative,&rdquo; to strengthen its &ldquo;global standing and influence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3247400\/ford-foundation-paid-ccp-allies-millions-aid-china-global-influence-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"FORD FOUNDATION PAID CCP ALLIES MILLIONS TO AID CHINA&rsquo;S GLOBAL INFLUENCE OPERATIONS\"><strong>FORD FOUNDATION PAID CCP ALLIES MILLIONS TO AID CHINA&rsquo;S GLOBAL INFLUENCE OPERATIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology Foundation, a private foundation that has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2021\/07\/china-build-nature-positive-net-zero-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">partnered <\/a>with the Chinese government on environment-related initiatives and has been <a href=\"http:\/\/conservation.en.see.org.cn\/about\/introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">granted awards<\/a> from the CCP for its activities, has received more than $2.4 million from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund since April 2020. Similar to China&rsquo;s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the SEE Foundation seeks to carry out a &ldquo;green &lsquo;Belt and Road&rsquo; initiative&rdquo; by mobilizing Chinese entrepreneurs.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The founding chairman of the SEE Foundation, Wu Jinglian, <a href=\"http:\/\/foundation.en.see.org.cn\/about\/foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">worked for<\/a> China&rsquo;s State Council. The State Council is the &ldquo;executive body of the supreme organ of state power&rdquo; in China, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npc.gov.cn\/zgrdw\/englishnpc\/stateStructure\/2007-12\/06\/content_1382098.htm#:~:text=The%20State%20Council%2C%20that%20is,supreme%20organ%20of%20State%20administration.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to China&rsquo;s National People&rsquo;s Congress. In addition to receiving accolades from the Chinese government, the foundation also touts on its website that the &ldquo;Central Committee of the Communist Youth League&rdquo; granted it the &ldquo;Mother River Award.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Ford Foundation, another large left-of-center charity, has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3247400\/ford-foundation-paid-ccp-allies-millions-aid-china-global-influence-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">spent millions<\/a> helping Chinese government entities carry out global infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) walks with representatives from American business, strategic, and academic communities at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 27, 2024. (Huang Jingwen\/Xinhua via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, which controls about $1.4 billion in assets, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/rockefeller-brothers-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">founded<\/a> in 1940 by John D. Rockefeller Jr. for his five sons. Justin Rockefeller, Wyatt Rockefeller, and David Rockefeller Jr. all sat on the organization&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbf.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2024-11\/RBF-2023-990PF%20Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">board of trustees<\/a> as of its most recent tax filings. Historically, the charity has focused on environmentalism, supporting democracy, and funding the arts.<\/p>\n<p>The foundation&rsquo;s China operations are not its first foray into assisting organizations that are not aligned with the U.S. In 2022, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund gave $50,000 to Defence For Children International-Palestine, building on a previous six-figure donation, the <em>New York Post <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/12\/02\/metro\/rockefeller-brothers-fund-funding-palestinian-terror-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reported<\/a>. The grant came shortly after Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/meet-the-major-u-s-philanthropy-financing-an-israeli-designated-terror-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">designated<\/a> Defence For Children International-Palestine as a terrorist organization due to its alleged ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/nctc\/ftos\/pflp_fto.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S.-designated terrorist group<\/a> that has hijacked airplanes and ordered suicide bombings.<\/p>\n<p>Other arms of the Chinese government bankrolled by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund included the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, with the trio of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">state-run scientific agencies collectively receiving<\/a> nearly $1.2 million from the philanthropic organization since 2020 for different environmental research and education programs.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Academy of Sciences is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cas.cn\/zj\/yk\/201410\/t20141017_4225627.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">overseen<\/a> by the State Council and run by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3111714\/chinas-big-task-scientist-small-things\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CCP member<\/a> Hou Jianguo. In 2020, Jianguo <a href=\"https:\/\/bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org\/journal\/vol35\/iss10\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote<\/a> that the academy &ldquo;will be guided by Xi Jinping&rsquo;s thoughts on socialism with Chinese characteristics for [a] new era.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Beijing Institute of Finance and Sustainability, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.ifs.net.cn\/about\/team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">led<\/a> by the former chief economist of the People&rsquo;s Bank of China, took in about $1.2 million from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund as well. The <a href=\"http:\/\/en.cciced.net\/ABOUTUS\/Overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development<\/a>, an organization founded with the approval of the Chinese government and whose chairman sits on the country&rsquo;s State Council, meanwhile, received $1.8 million from the American charity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.cers.org.cn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China Energy Research Society<\/a>, which is under the administration of an <a href=\"http:\/\/english.cast.org.cn\/AboutUs\/OrganizationalChart\/art\/2022\/art_27b8a07987794c63ba240326e14945ab.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">arm<\/a> of the Chinese government, received $200,000 from the foundation for green research, while <a href=\"https:\/\/unitracker.aspi.org.au\/universities\/tsinghua-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tsinghua University<\/a>, a state-run college that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/150-researchers-funded-by-u-s-govt-now-work-for-chinese-communist-party\/\" title=\"150+ Researchers Funded By U.S. Govt. Now Work For Chinese Communist Party\">conducts defense research<\/a> for the Chinese military, got $180,000.<\/p>\n<p>The Rockefeller Brothers Fund did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s <\/em>request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1902199\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1902199\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rockefeller Brothers Fund donated millions to Chinese government-linked groups<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":2375979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24039591717537-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6543,4501,37055,18360,32076],"class_list":["post-2375978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-charity","tag-china","tag-philanthropy","tag-rockefeller","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24039591717537-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375978","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\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375978"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375982,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375978\/revisions\/2375982"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}