Liz Cheney Accepted 'Statesmanship' Award From Chinese Communist Party Influence Group
Rep. Liz Cheney accepted an award sponsored by the China-United States Exchange Foundation, a Chinese
Communist Party-backed influence group flagged by the U.S. government for its efforts to coerce American
leaders to “take actions or adopt positions supportive of Beijing.”
Rep. Cheney, alongside Senators Tim Scott, Chris Coons, and Rep. Jim Clyburn, received the Association of
Former Members of Congress (FMC) 2021 Statesmanship Award. Among the sponsors of the award are the China-
United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF).
Cheney – a frequent critic of Donald Trump and member of the House’s January 6th Commission – also
participated in a virtual conversation with the FMC, which has a long record of collaboration with CUSEF.
CUSEF was founded by the Vice-Chairman of the “highest-ranking entity overseeing” China’s United Front,
which the U.S.-China Security and Economic Review Commission identifies as Beijing’s operation “to co-opt
and neutralize sources of potential opposition to the policies and authority of its ruling CCP” and
“influence foreign governments to take actions or adopt positions supportive of Beijing.”
The U.S. State Department compares the United Front to the Chinese regime’s “magic weapon” to advance its
preferred policies.
CUSEF has deployed this tactic on American journalists and former Congressmen, offering free trips to the
country in exchange for “favorable coverage,” according to Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) filings.
The trips function as part of a broader effort to “effectively disseminate positive messages to the
media, key influencers and opinion leaders, and the general public” regarding the CCP.
The Committee of 100, which appears to be similarly tied to the Chinese Communist Party and its influence
operations, also sponsored the event.
Rep. Cheney’s decision to accept the CUSEF-funded award follows The National Pulse unearthing her
husband’s employment at a law firm deeply in business with the Chinese Communist Party.
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