CIA Nominee Says He Cut Ties With Chinese Propaganda Group as President of Foreign Policy Think Tank
President Joe Biden’s nominee for CIA director spoke candidly on Wednesday about the Chinese government’s authoritarian bent, and its use of front groups to influence U.S. policy towards Beijing.
William Burns also faced questions about his tenure at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, which had a relationship with one of the Chinese government front groups.
Burns told the Senate Intelligence Committee that shortly after he took over at Carnegie in 2015, he severed ties with the China-U.S. Exchange Foundation due to “expansion of Chinese influence operations.”
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Lee Edwards is a leading historian of American conservatism and the author or editor of 25 books. Although benign sounding, the UFW “aims to influence the policies of foreign states toward Chinese ends, through means that may be legal, illegal, or exploit gray areas.” Michael Macdonald / EyeEm / Getty Images
Key Takeaways
China is determined to again become the Middle Kingdom and to erase the humiliation of Western dominance of China over much of the last two centuries.
The UFW is exploiting America’s open democratic ways to advance its authoritarian aims and influence U.S. policy.
We must understand that China is not a harmless competitor, as we once imagined, but a determined opponent that will stop at nothing to achieve its goals.
Dai Mingyou owns a home furniture manufacturing company in Fuyang, east China s Anhui Province. With the Spring Festival holiday approaching, Dai s staff are working around the clock to deliver a pile of export orders, mainly from the central and east European countries (CEECs).
Germany used to be the major export destination of our products, but now countries in central and eastern Europe such as Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia account for half of our exports, said Dai.
Established in 2013, Dai s company has grown steadily by producing and selling exquisite wood and rattan furniture. Its exports reached 20 million U.S. dollars in 2020, with one-fifth of its exports being sold to Poland.
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The cooperation between Anhui and CEECs has been increasing in recent years, with six friendly inter-provincial relations established between the two sides. Xinhua 17:33 UTC+8, 2021-02-08 0
Dai Mingyou owns a home furniture manufacturing company in Fuyang, east China s Anhui Province. With the Spring Festival holiday approaching, Dai s staff are working around the clock to deliver a pile of export orders, mainly from the central and east European countries (CEECs). Germany used to be the major export destination of our products, but now countries in central and eastern Europe such as Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia account for half of our exports, said Dai.