{"id":2461707,"date":"2025-07-15T05:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ccp-miliary-companies-spent-1-million-on-lobbying-this-year\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T05:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:25:02","slug":"ccp-miliary-companies-spent-1-million-on-lobbying-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ccp-miliary-companies-spent-1-million-on-lobbying-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"CCP miliary companies spent $1 million on lobbying this year"},"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\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fccp-miliary-companies-spent-1-million-on-lobbying-this-year%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=2461707&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 article reports that Chinese military-linked companies DJI and Tencent have spent over $1.1 million lobbying the U.S. Congress in 2025,despite being designated by the Department of Defense (DOD) on its 1260h entity list. This list identifies firms owned or controlled by China&#8217;s People&#8217;s Liberation Army or those collaborating with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on military projects. DJI, a drone manufacturer, and Tencent, a technology conglomerate, are accused of attempting to influence U.S.policymakers on national security matters.<\/p>\n<p>DJI has notably lobbied against the &#8220;Countering CCP Drones Act,&#8221; legislation aimed at banning its drones from U.S. communications infrastructure due to concerns over data security and possible espionage. Independent investigations have found that DJI&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >drone app collects extensive personal data<\/a> perhaps accessible by the Chinese government. Meanwhile, Tencent is linked to the CCP&#8217;s censorship and surveillance efforts and is actively lobbying to be removed from the Pentagon&#8217;s restricted list.The company&#8217;s CEO is a CCP member, and the government holds &#8220;golden shares&#8221; that enable control over business decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Experts and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-braces-for-terror-threat-on-southern-border\/\" title=\"DHS Braces for Terror Threat on Southern Border\">national security officials warn<\/a> that U.S.policymaking is being manipulated by these foreign actors through expensive lobbying efforts, which threaten American national security. Some advocate for stricter regulations on such lobbying activities, including stronger disclosure requirements and bans on foreign-adversary-funded lobbying at the federal level, similar to recent state laws. Legislation is also set to bar consultants who lobby for Chinese military companies from contracting with the Department of Defense starting mid-2026.  <\/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\">Chinese military companies have already spent over $1 million lobbying Congress this year<\/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_2159814\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Department of Defense has linked large sums of cash between corporations and China&rsquo;s People&rsquo;s Liberation Army to influence U.S. policy this year, lobbying records show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lda.senate.gov\/filings\/public\/filing\/search\/?registrant=&amp;registrant_country=&amp;registrant_ppb_country=&amp;client=DJI&amp;client_state=&amp;client_country=&amp;client_ppb_country=&amp;lobbyist=&amp;lobbyist_covered_position=&amp;lobbyist_conviction_disclosure=&amp;lobbyist_conviction_date_range_from=&amp;lobbyist_conviction_date_range_to=&amp;report_type=Q1&amp;report_type=Q2&amp;report_period=&amp;report_year=&amp;report_dt_posted_from=01%2F01%2F2025&amp;report_dt_posted_to=&amp;report_amount_reported_min=&amp;report_amount_reported_max=&amp;report_filing_uuid=&amp;report_house_doc_id=&amp;report_issue_area_description=&amp;affiliated_organization=&amp;affiliated_organization_country=&amp;foreign_entity=&amp;foreign_entity_country=&amp;foreign_entity_ppb_country=&amp;foreign_entity_ownership_percentage_min=&amp;foreign_entity_ownership_percentage_max=&amp;search=search#js_searchFormTitle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DJI<\/a>, a drone manufacturer, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lda.senate.gov\/filings\/public\/filing\/search\/?registrant=&amp;registrant_country=&amp;registrant_ppb_country=&amp;client=Tencent&amp;client_state=&amp;client_country=&amp;client_ppb_country=&amp;lobbyist=&amp;lobbyist_covered_position=&amp;lobbyist_conviction_disclosure=&amp;lobbyist_conviction_date_range_from=&amp;lobbyist_conviction_date_range_to=&amp;report_type=Q1&amp;report_type=Q2&amp;report_period=&amp;report_year=&amp;report_dt_posted_from=01%2F01%2F2025&amp;report_dt_posted_to=&amp;report_amount_reported_min=&amp;report_amount_reported_max=&amp;report_filing_uuid=&amp;report_house_doc_id=&amp;report_issue_area_description=&amp;affiliated_organization=&amp;affiliated_organization_country=&amp;foreign_entity=&amp;foreign_entity_country=&amp;foreign_entity_ppb_country=&amp;foreign_entity_ownership_percentage_min=&amp;foreign_entity_ownership_percentage_max=&amp;search=search#js_searchFormTitle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tencent<\/a>, a technology conglomerate, appear on the Pentagon&rsquo;s 1260h entity list. The list of &ldquo;Chinese military companies&rdquo; documents corporations that the DOD has determined are owned or otherwise controlled by the Chinese military, according to federal law. Firms knowingly collaborating with the Chinese Communist Party to develop military technology or serve as defense contractors are also included. The duo of firms spent just over $1.1 million on lobbying operations during this year&rsquo;s first and second quarters, including on matters related to national security.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3464413\/hhs-secretly-coordinated-democratic-donor-linked-groups\/\">HHS secretly coordinated with Democratic donor-linked groups to shape IRA implementation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3466426\/meet-the-antifa-cell-terrorism-attempted-murder-ambush-at-texas-ice-facility\/\">Meet the antifa cell charged with terrorism and attempted murder over &#8216;ambush&#8217; at Texas ICE facility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3465435\/kevin-oconnor-who-is-former-biden-white-house-physician\/\">Who is Dr. Kevin O&#8217;Connor? Meet Biden&#8217;s former White House physician<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;China exploits our open and democratic processes for their military advantage,&rdquo; Michael Lucci, CEO of the national security organization State Armor, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;DJI and Tencent are both blacklisted by DOD as Chinese Military Companies, yet they both continue buying influence through high-priced lobbyists to influence U.S. policymakers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DJI, for instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/lda.senate.gov\/filings\/public\/filing\/4fbcd2a2-7c7a-4dfe-870e-f34142acf828\/print\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">aggressively<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lda.senate.gov\/filings\/public\/filing\/aef36f99-4bf1-45e5-b7e3-12e6cc5e05c1\/print\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">lobbied <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lda.senate.gov\/filings\/public\/filing\/58e5bb23-1e88-4e81-a377-38bc6bbe7fda\/print\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">against<\/a> the Countering CCP Drones Act after it <a href=\"https:\/\/stefanik.house.gov\/2024\/9\/stefanik-s-countering-ccp-drones-act-passes-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">passed<\/a> the House and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-bill\/4792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">introduced<\/a> in the Senate. The legislation would have banned DJI-manufactured drones from operating on U.S. communications infrastructure, rendering the wirelessly controlled drones functionally unusable. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) introduced the bill in April 2023 over concerns that the Chinese manufacturer could be using its products to send sensitive information about Americans to the CCP.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Independent researchers have also found that the app used to control DJI&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-military-profits-off-amazon-marketplace-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... profits off Amazon Marketplace - Washington Examiner\">drones collects large quantities<\/a> of personal data that the Chinese government could potentially access, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/07\/23\/us\/politics\/dji-drones-security-vulnerability.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to the <em>New York Times<\/em>. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The Treasury and Commerce Departments have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/25\/us\/politics\/us-china-drones-dji.html\" target=\"_blank\">penalized<\/a>&nbsp;DJI for providing the Chinese government with the surveillance drones used to spy on Uyghur Muslims, an ethnic group international observers have accused China of perpetrating genocide against.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following DJI&rsquo;s lobbying efforts, the Countering CCP Drones Act has <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/senate-bill\/4792\" target=\"_blank\">failed<\/a>&nbsp;to advance in the Senate so far<\/span>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The drone manufacturer retained former White House officials, congressional chiefs of staff, and a collection of other one-time top government staffers for its influence operation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A DJI Mavic Pro 2 Enterprise with attached speaker for emergencies hovers while controlled by members of the Meriden police and fire departments at the William Dunn Sport Complex on Thorpe Avenue in Meriden, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. | (DAVE ZAJAC\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;American policymakers should shape policy to benefit Americans,&rdquo; Hudson Institute senior fellow Michael Sobolik told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s a boring statement anywhere in America because it&rsquo;s common-sense, but it&rsquo;s radical in Washington, in large part because of the malign influence of foreign actors who hijack our policymaking process to benefit America&rsquo;s enemies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s happening with actors like DJI and Tencent. DJI drones present an acute national security threat to America&rsquo;s critical infrastructure, and Tencent is a designated Chinese military company by the DOD,&rdquo; Sobolik added. &ldquo;It isn&rsquo;t acceptable behavior for K Street lobbying firms to take on national security threats as clients. At the very least, they should be registering under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. At most, congressional offices should refuse meetings with these firms as long as they represent CCP-controlled clients.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DJI and Tencent dispute their placement on the Pentagon&rsquo;s 1260h list. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Records show that Tencent is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lda.senate.gov\/filings\/public\/filing\/2a0654cd-8553-4c8f-a2f2-d8044be25052\/print\/\" target=\"_blank\">actively lobbying<\/a>&nbsp;to be removed from the list<\/span>. Media reports, however, show that Tencent has ties to the CCP and its security apparatus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The conglomerate has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3290892\/top-lobbying-firm-tencent-client-pentagon-1260h-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">implicated<\/a> in the Chinese Communist Party&rsquo;s censorship efforts. It has reportedly provided the Chinese government with information leading to the arrests of religious and political dissidents through its control of the messaging platform WeChat, a property mentioned in its lobbying documents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tencent co-founder and CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tencent.com\/en-us\/investors\/board-members.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ma Huateng<\/a> is a member of the CCP who served two terms as part of China&rsquo;s National People&rsquo;s Congress. The CCP has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jan\/13\/china-to-take-golden-shares-in-tech-firms-alibaba-and-tencent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">moved to acquire<\/a> &ldquo;golden shares,&rdquo; relatively small ownership stakes that legally empower the Chinese government to take control over key business decisions, in Tencent.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lda.senate.gov\/filings\/public\/filing\/2a0654cd-8553-4c8f-a2f2-d8044be25052\/print\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Daniel Marti<\/a>, who served as the Obama White House&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dannymarti\/details\/experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">intellectual property czar<\/a> from 2015 to 2017, is among the lobbyists representing Tencent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3404064\/bill-gates-charity-chinese-military-company-stock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BILL GATES&rsquo;S CHARITY DEEPLY INVESTED IN CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The DJI and Tencent lobbying firms include CLS Strategies, Liberty Government Affairs, Sidley Austin, Porter Wright Morris &amp; Arthur LLP, and Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. Beginning in June 2026, consultants who lobby for Pentagon-designated Chinese military companies will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cov.com\/en\/news-and-insights\/insights\/2025\/01\/new-law-appears-to-restrict-defense-contractors-from-retaining-consultants-who-lobby-for-chinese-military-companies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">barred from contracting<\/a> with the DOD.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some experts have proposed other policies to regulate such lobbying.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The federal government ought to take a lesson from the states to name and shame sellouts, and to cut off foreign adversary funding on Capitol Hill,&rdquo; Lucci told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;Nebraska Gov. [Jim] Pillen and [state] Sen. Eliot Bostar created a new law that requires expansive FARA-like disclosures from foreign adversary lobbyists that are exempted under federal law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Nebraska law also puts lobbyists on what is effectively a traitors list if they represent Chinese Military Companies,&rdquo; Lucci added. &ldquo;Texas&rsquo;s new law, championed by Rep. Stan Gerdes and signed by Gov. Abbott, bans statehouse lobbyists from accepting any payment from foreign adversaries. D.C. should follow suit because Chinese military influence is far more dangerous on Capitol Hill than in statehouses.&rdquo;<\/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_2159814\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2159814\"}});<\/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>Chinese military firms spent $1M+ lobbying Congress this year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":2461708,"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\/2025\/01\/AP25020477958320.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[51019,4198,59103],"class_list":["post-2461707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ccp-2","tag-lobbying","tag-military-companies"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25020477958320.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461707","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=2461707"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2461711,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461707\/revisions\/2461711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2461708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2461707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2461707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2461707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}