Pompeo Warns That China’s Propaganda Efforts Are ‘Increasing in Intensity’

From The Daily Signal.com (Sept. 24):

The Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda campaigns in the U.S. are “increasing in intensity,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned in a speech to Wisconsin state lawmakers Wednesday.

Speaking at an event in Madison, Pompeo described the Chinese Communist Party’s multifaceted influence effort, in which operatives directly lobby public officials, to use front groups to spread messaging sympathetic to Beijing, collect intelligence on Chinese nationals living in the U.S., and push propaganda through state-controlled media outlets.

“We watch the CCP campaigns targeting state-level officials, local interests. We’ve seen them at PTA meetings. They have been in full swing for years, and they’re increasing in intensity,” Pompeo said.

He used the example of the Chinese Communist Party influence operation aimed at Roger Roth, the president of the Wisconsin State Senate. A Chinese Consulate official emailed Roth in February asking him to vote on a resolution praising the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Roth shot down the request, writing “Nuts” to the diplomat.

Pompeo asserted that the approach to Roth “is happening all across the world, it’s happening all across the United States, it’s happening in state houses all across America.” [read more]

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