With all the talk of China, I thought I might finally post.
Possible extensive, if rather tenuous web of connections between American politicians, human trafficking, and Chinese criminals/spies. Long, but I'll do my best.
Confresswoman Judy Chu of California. Why is she important?
http://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors?cid=N00030600&cycle=2012&recs=100&type=I
Above link shows Chu as having received a $2500 donation from the Fukien Benevolent Association. A quick search reveals that the Association is located in Broadway, NY and classified as a "charitable organization." NTEE Classification "Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution" and NTEE Type "Public, Society Benefit - Multipurpose and Other."
https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.profile&ein=272305889
Organization is a front group. By taking this donation, Chu is linked to same "tongs" that peddle influence in NYC. Precedent for it:
https://www.theepochtimes.com/fbi-evidence-links-john-liu-to-chinese-front-groups_35281.html
NYC again.
>"the Fukien American Association—a group with ties to both organized crime and the Chinese regime."
>The campaign strategy” for Liu’s 2013 campaign “was to get small donations” on a large scale, and to get public matching funds from these donations."
Not the only incidence of this. Other front groups must exist for us to find and dig through.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/john-liu-shuns-former-aide-at-fujianese-meeting_59316.html
>The United Fujianese of America Association is one of four Fujianese umbrella organizations. The other three are the Fukien American Association, the United Chinese Associations of New York, and the American Fujian Association of Commerce and Industry, according to, “Illegal Immigration in America: A Reference Handbook,” edited by David Haines and Karen Rosenblum.
>"The associations are known as “tongs,” and play pseudo-governing roles over Chinese communities.The handbook notes the associations are heavily pro-communist."
People as payment. Servitude as payment. People-smuggling. Votes as payment? Whole communities under thumb. Virtually out in the open. MONEY LAUNDERING.
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/218463.pdf
>One of the structural characteristics that makes Chinese organized crime different from other forms is the
relationship between some of the street gangs and certain adult organizations. The latter are called tongs. The Fuk
Ching, for example, are affiliated with the Fukien American Association. The Fukien American Association – as with
other tongs and their relationships with gangs – provide the Fuk Ching with a physical place to gather and hang out.
They allow the gang to operate on their (the tong’s) territory, thus legitimizing them with the community. They also
provide criminal opportunities (such as protecting gambling operations), as well as supplying money and guns. The
Fuk Ching originally emerged in New York in the mid-1980s, and as with other gangs, their main criminal activity in
Chinatown was extortion.
Still following? Bear with me.
"Sister Ping" also shows up on Google when you look up "Fukien American Association." Who is she?
The Golden Venture ran aground in 1993, and the Clinton administration responded to it.
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/07/nyregion/smuggled-new-york-overview-7-die-crowded-immigrant-ship-grounds-off-queens.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/09/opinion/the-golden-venture-plus-100000.html
HUMAN TRAFFICKING CONNECTION. Still following? Continuing in next post.