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Lobby firm woos African Americans to promote China's foreign influence ops

China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) founder Tung Chee-hwa in 2019. © Wang Shen/Xinhua/MaxPPP

The China-US Exchange Foundation, which promotes Chinese overseas interests, has launched a lobbying campaign directed towards Black media outlets and the Congressional Black Caucus. Inspired by Russian techniques, such campaigns seek to exploit racial divisions. [...]

Published on 30.08.2023 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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