Natalie Winters
@nataliegwinters
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๐๐๐ - ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ณ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
He spoke alongside the president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), which leads a billion-dollar Chinese influence operation flagged by the U.S. State Department for โdirectly and malignly influencingโ American politicians.
U.S. officials added the effort - the United Front Work Department - works โto co-opt and neutralize sources of potential oppositionโ and โinfluence foreign individuals and the policies of foreign states to serve Beijingโs interests.โ
Despite these ties, Walz headlined the national convention of another CCP influence group - the US China Peoples Friendship Association - in 2019 alongside CPAFFC President Li Xaolin.
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