The Democratic mayor’s spokesperson has repeatedly praised the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and defended his controversial recent meeting with Chinese diplomats.
Fan Ping, who has been the consul general at the Chinese Consulate General in New York since 2018, said he recently “met with Mayor Parker of Philadelphia and Vice Mayor Liu Guiping of Tianjin.” Posted in X.
He added, “Exchanges at the local level continue to stimulate China-US relations. Let’s continue this relationship.”
Over the past year, Mr. Huang has attended several prominent universities and met with officials, despite his past statements and the growing concern of the American public about China’s aggressive presence in the United States.
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Mr. Phan Ping met with Philadelphia Mayor Sherrell Parker.
Mr. Huang met with Philadelphia Mayor Sherrell Parker. called before The Communist Party of China is a “great political party” and denies that China targets Muslim Uyghurs in China.
“There are a lot of lies here that have been fabricated by some people with their own political agenda,” Huang said. Said in an interview in August 2021, denied the existence of genocide and concentration camps targeting the Uyghur people. “As I said, there is no such thing as a genocide. There is no evidence whatsoever to prove that there was a genocide or anything. It’s just a slander.”
of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The State Departments of both the Trump and Biden administrations have assessed that China is committing genocide against the Uyghur people. Since 2017, the Chinese government has reportedly imprisoned more than 1 million Uyghurs in concentration camps, and leaked documents from inside China show that detainees are subject to rape, torture, forced labor, and brainwashing. , are said to have undergone forced sterilization.
Chinese officials repeatedly praise the Chinese Communist Party and deny genocide of Uyghurs at prominent New York venue
Huang Ping meets with Pennsylvania Senator Sharif Street (Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York)
Asked if the mayor was aware of his previous remarks when he met with Huang, a spokesperson for Mayor Parker’s office said, “Out of courtesy and respect, the mayor and city officials have agreed to meet with Huang as an official representative of China.” “We have had a dialogue,” he told Fox News Digital in a statement. he.
“The purpose of this meeting was to greet and welcome the representatives of Sister City Tianjin and celebrate the 45th anniversary of our sister city relationship, as we are committed to restoring diplomatic relations between the United States and China. “It was one of the first sister cities to be established,” the spokesperson added. “It is also an opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s first tour to China.”
In addition to praising the Chinese Communist Party, Mr. Huang has repeatedly promoted the Chinese Communist Party’s talking points on X, amplifying Chinese President Xi Jinping’s agenda.
Hwang has also previously met with Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers and local business councils. he also long list of officials at Ivy League and other prestigious universities.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping (Huang Jingwen/Xinhua News Agency, via AP/File)
Huang’s visit with senior officials comes amid growing concerns about China’s presence in the United States in a variety of sectors, from academia to government, health care and social media.
“The Chinese Communist Party continues to fight at the nuclear level and every layer below,” Michael Sobolik, author of “Counting China’s Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance,” told Fox News Digital. “And it’s not just universities. The Chinese Communist Party is trying to infiltrate every aspect of American society.”
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“If we try to edit and undo our way out of this whole list of intrusions and threats that the Chinese Communist Party is directing us to, that’s good policy. But good housekeeping is the bare minimum for starting and winning a cold war,” Sobolik continued.
“If we are serious about winning the Cold War, it is not enough to just deal with these problems that the Chinese Communist Party has created for the United States. We need to create the right problems. We need to do that to take the lead in this competition. ”
When asked about concerns about China’s growing presence in the United States, Mayor Parker’s office told Fox News Digital, “Mayor Parker cares about the different communities and groups in his respective cities and “We intend to engage with stakeholders who may serve or represent them.”
“President Biden and the Biden administration will handle U.S. foreign relations.”
Fox News Digital contacted Hwang’s office but did not receive a response.
