Category: Infiltrating the West

Documents Found at Biden Office Raise Concerns of CCP Connection: Paul Kamenar

The discovery of potentially classified documents at President Joe Biden’s former office space at the Penn Biden Center raises concerns in light of the center’s ties to China and potentially to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to Paul Kamenar, an attorney for the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC). In November, lawyers tasked with…


Disney, NBA Execs ‘Have to Testify’ Before New House Panel on CCP Ties: Rep. Gallagher

The new House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will call on executives from the Walt Disney Company and the NBA to publicly testify and defend their ties to China’s communist regime. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), who will chair the committee, made the announcement during a…


FBI Ads Warn Chinese Americans of CCP Repression Efforts in US

The FBI is placing targeted ads asking members of the Chinese American community to come forward if they have been victimized by China’s communist regime while living in the United States. In a pair of Mandarin-language paid advertisements posted to Facebook, the FBI asks those who have been the victims of various crimes to report…


FBI Ads Warn Chinese Americans of CCP’s Repression Efforts in US

The FBI is placing targeted ads asking members of the Chinese American community to come forward if they have been victimized by China’s communist regime while living in the United States. In a pair of Mandarin-language paid advertisements posted to Facebook, the FBI asks those who have been the victims of various crimes to report…


Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Sounds Alarm Over ‘Stealth’ Chinese Purchase of Cambridge Chip Startup

Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Alicia Kearns on Wednesday wrote to Business Secretary Grant Shapps, calling for a review into the Chinese take over of a UK semiconductor company. She said the investment into Cambridge University start-up Flusso wasn’t reviewed under the National Security and Investment Act because the name of the acquirer was not mentioned…


DeSantis Eyes Ban on China-Based Entities From Purchasing Florida Property

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is mulling a move to ban Chinese entities from purchasing property in the state due to the economic and security risks posed by  China’s communist regime. “If you look at the Chinese Communist Party, they’ve been very active throughout the Western Hemisphere in gobbling up land and investing in different things,”…


Chinese Student Indicted Over Allegedly Stalking, Harassing Pro-Democracy Activist in Boston

A Chinese student has been indicted in connection with allegedly stalking and threatening a U.S. permanent resident who posted flyers in support of democracy in China, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Jan. 10. Wu Xiaolei, a Chinese citizen studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston, was indicted by a federal grand jury…


Lawmakers Urge ESPN CEO to End TikTok Sponsorships

Two U.S. House representatives are calling on ESPN Chairman James Pitaro to drop Chinese-owned TikTok as a sponsor of NCAA college football events. In a Jan. 9 letter (pdf) to the chairman, Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) express their concern over ESPN’s decision to have TikTok sponsor the halftime shows for recent…


MPs Push for Tighter Rules on UK Public Procurement From Hostile States

The UK is facing “Huawei-level decisions on a range of security measures,” Alicia Kearns, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Monday as she and a number of MPs called for tighter rules around public procurement. The government “took too long” to strip Huawei—a Chinese telecommunications giant—from the UK’s 5G network, the Conservative MP said…


Democrats and Republicans Laud New Committee to Counter CCP Influence

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are celebrating the decision of the House of Representatives to establish a new select committee to investigate China’s communist regime and its efforts to undermine and displace the United States. The House voted to create the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese…