Category: Infiltrating the West

CCP Disinformation Operation Interfered in Canada’s 2021 Federal Election: Report

Chinese state-run media and pro-Beijing actors published disinformation narratives on various platforms in what was likely a “coordinated influence operation” targeting Chinese-Canadian voters in the 2021 Canadian federal election, says an organization specializing in exposing disinformation. DisinfoWatch, which monitors and exposes foreign disinformation activities in Canada, reported in September that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…


UK Averse to ‘Undue’ Chinese Influence in Critical Infrastructure: Johnson

Britain does not want to see “undue influence” from potentially adversarial countries in its critical national infrastructure, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday when quizzed about Chinese investment in British nuclear power stations. At Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, Johnson was asked about the proposed nuclear power station at Bradwell-on-Sea in…


Opposition to Candidacy of Top Chinese Security Official to Interpol Heats Up

Critics continue to decry a top Chinese security official’s candidacy to the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) as its General Assembly convenes from Nov. 23 to Nov. 25 in Istanbul, Turkey. China’s candidate, Hu Binchen, is the deputy director-general of China’s International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Public Security. He will join two other…


The China Threat Is a Moral Challenge to the World, Expert Says

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is aiming to export its totalitarian governance model to the rest of the world, and the best way to fend off the regime’s threats is by having a strong sense of moral clarity, according to Miles Yu, the China adviser to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “So the challenge…


Beijing Exploits UN System

News Analysis Beijing expertly leverages international organizations to maximize the regime’s growing influence, according to a new study. The regime’s financial contributions to these organizations are small, segregated, and targeted for maximum advantage. Yet the Beijing regime seeks to portray itself as a responsible member of the international community. Even as it commits multiple genocides,…


Top China Security Official’s Candidacy to Interpol Meets Widespread Opposition

A top Chinese security official is seeking election in the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). However, his candidacy has sparked global opposition from lawmakers and human rights groups. Hu Binchen, the deputy director general of China’s International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Public Security, will compete with two other candidates for two seats for Asia…


China’s Candidate to Interpol Meets Heavy Opposition

A top Chinese security official is seeking election in the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). However, his candidacy has sparked global opposition from lawmakers and human rights groups. Hu Binchen, the deputy director-general of China’s International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Public Security, will compete with two other candidates for two seats for Asia in…


China Exerts Influence in US Through TikTok and WeChat, Expert Says

The communist regime in China is using two popular Chinese apps—WeChat and TikTok—to exert influence over Americans and the Chinese diaspora, a China expert told U.S. lawmakers on Nov. 17. “It’s essential to remember that all Chinese tech companies are subject to the control of the Chinese Communist Party [CCP],” said Wang Yaqiu, a senior…


Jury Convicts US Navy Officer of Hiding Ties to Chinese Businessman

A U.S. Navy Lieutenant based in Jacksonville was found guilty of hiding relationships and buying guns for a Chinese businessman who was convicted of exporting military boats to China. Lt. Yang Fan, 36, was convicted in a Jacksonville federal court on Nov. 16 of conspiring to violate U.S. firearms laws, making false written statements to…


EU Rapporteur Calls for Action Against China’s Interference in European Union

An EU rapporteur is raising concerns about foreign interference in the European Union, in particular that coming from the communist regime in China. “We cannot accept that there is still no taskforce monitoring interference coming from China,” stated Sandra Kalniete, a Latvian member of the European Parliament, in her draft report (pdf) released last month….