The Democratic congressman and a top adviser to New York Mayor Eric Adams attended a New Year's Eve event hosted by the office of Chinese officials who have repeatedly praised the Chinese government and denied genocide against Uyghurs.
The event came just before another New Year's event in Times Square organized by a “Chinese Communist Party front organization,” continuing the theme of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) gaining influence in New York and surrounding states. ing.in Website postThe Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in New York announced that more than 120 guests attended the “New Year Open Day Celebrating Cultural Exchange” held on Sunday.
“Today, as we gather to celebrate the start of a new year, we will build on the positive momentum of the San Francisco Summit and build a community with a shared future characterized by openness, inclusion, equity, justice, and win-win. Let's work together to make this happen. Please cooperate,” Qian Zhen, acting Chinese consul general in New York, said at the event.
According to the post, attendees included New York State Senator Leroy Comrie, State Representative David Weprin, Adams Senior Advisor Winnie Greco, New York City Councilman Christopher Marte, US-China Friendship Association (SAFA) President Peter Chan, and China Research institutes and others attended. CEO George Ge.
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Qian Jin, Deputy Consul General of China in New York (Consul General of China in New York)
China's New York consulate has been criticized in recent years after Consul General Huang Ping made comments praising the Chinese Communist Party and denying genocide against Uyghurs.but he continued make exterior He met with Democratic politicians and top American institutions and universities across the country.
Some notable venues in New York City Hosting Ping Following his controversial comments, Ping recently met with Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers, business leaders, officials from Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania, and executives from liberal media conglomerate Condé Nast.
Fox News Digital previously reported on Ping's ties to New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, both Democrats.
Chinese officials who praised the Chinese Communist Party and denied genocide against Uyghurs meet with business leaders and Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania
Huang Ping (left) meets with Senator Sharif Street of Pennsylvania. (Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in New York)
New York City also raised eyebrows by hosting another event. new year event In Times Square with Peter Chan's Sino-American Friendship Association.
according to August 2022 Editorial The Washington Post's deputy opinion editor said, “China experts have determined that SAFA is involved in “United Front Operations, a global effort to conduct propaganda on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party.'' said. The organization told the report at the time that it was an “independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization.”
An investigation by Fox News Digital revealed that the honorary chairman of the group is Yuan Xikun, a member of the 11th Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).according to 2021 Report by The Diplomatthe CPPCC is “designed to work with non-Communist members, and ultimately aims for non-Communist members to work with the Chinese Communist Party to advance its interests.”
separate report In 2018, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a U.S. government agency, said the CPPCC is a “central part” of China’s united front system and works to co-opt and neutralize potential opposition to its policies. He said there was. and the authority of its ruler, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). ”
Michael Sobolik, a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council, told Fox News Digital that SAFA is indeed a front group for the Chinese Communist Party.
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“The Sino-American Friendship Organization has many of the characteristics of a Chinese Communist Party front organization, including documented ties to United Front activities and institutions within China, a “It's about collaboration and collaboration with the public sector and community engagement.” [at] “Americans' perceptions of China are being formed,” Sobolik said. “But this is not new information. We have known that SAFA has had a troubled relationship since 2022. It is very disturbing that New York City continues to have a relationship with SAFA. .”
“Last night, the United Front Organization of the Chinese Communist Party kicked off a New York Party party in Manhattan,” he said. Posted in X. “At this point, everything we know about the United Front Group and its activities leaves little room for excuses of ignorance.
Fox News Digital reached out to Democratic congressmen who attended the consulate event, Mayor Adams' office, SAFA, and the Chinese consulate, but did not receive a response.
Fox News Digital's Jessica Chasmar contributed to this report.
