Joe Biden CIA Appointee Worked With China Propaganda Organization, Report Says A Friday report from The National Pulse claimed that a Joe Biden Central Intelligence Agency appointee who was placed in Barack Obama's administration — Michael O'Hanlon — worked with a Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-run propaganda organization in 2012. According to the publication, the think tank — the China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC) — was identified by the United States government in 2018 to be engaged in "undercover intelligence gathering" operations as well as plans to pressure foreign officials into supporting select CCP policies. O'Hanlon worked on the CIA's External Advisory Board from 2011 to 2012. At the end of his CIA stint, he allegedly visited the CAIFC's Peace and Development Research Center on August 23, 2012. According to the think tank, O'Hanlon praised the organization during his appearance.