Sunday, January 10, 2021

Infographic: China’s 2020 Election Interference

(The Epoch Times)

Infographic: China’s 2020 Election Interference

How the Chinese Communist Party sought to interfere with the US presidential election

For the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the 2020 presidential election in the United States was always a life and death struggle.

For the first time in decades, a U.S. administration had confronted the CCP’s subversion and infiltration of the United States, curtailing its expanding global influence.

The CCP made clear through its state-run media that it favored a presidency under Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden, because he would be “smoother” to deal with than President Donald Trump.

Beijing interfered in the 2020 election in multiple ways, and the regime was able to do this because it has, for decades, studied our society and form of government. It has systematically exploited all weaknesses in our system.

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Here we provide an overview of some key methods the CCP used to influence the election:

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A patient suspected of having the CCP virus, at Jinyintan Hospital in Hubei Province, China, on Jan. 18, 2020. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Using the Virus to Weaken America

The CCP covered up the spread of the CCP virus in Wuhan, allowing it to spread throughout China and the rest of the world. Trump defied early WHO recommendations and, on Jan. 31 last year, banned all travel from China. Chinese state media, as well as U.S. media and politicians, portrayed Trump’s move as “racist” and “xenophobic.” State-media Xinhua wrote on Twitter on March 16, “Racism is not the right tool to cover your own incompetence.” As the pandemic progressed, both Chinese state media and U.S. media continuously attacked Trump and his administration, accusing them of being incapable. Meanwhile, left-leaning politicians and governors in the United States adopted Chinese-style lockdowns of cities, which brought local economies to a halt.

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mail-in ballot in Provo, Utah, on Nov. 6, 2018. (George Frey/Getty Images)

Mail-In Ballots as a Result of CCP Virus

As a result of the CCP covering up the initial outbreak, the virus spread around the world and sparked a global pandemic. Due to pandemic-related precautions, many states expanded the use of mail-in ballots. This type of voting, which is prone to fraud, would become the focal point of voter fraud allegations in the fallout of the 2020 election.

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A still from a video posted on Facebook by the pro-Beijing group Chinese Progressive Association. (Screenshot)

Voter Registration Drives

The Chinese Progressive Association has close ties to the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco. Many of its former executives, as well as other pro-Beijing leftists, are now involved with the “Seed the Vote” initiative. The goal of the group was to defeat Trump and win more Democratic seats in the U.S. Senate. Their activities specifically targeted seven swing states: Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.

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A rioter in Seattle, after clashing with police, on June 8, 2020. (David Ryder/Getty Images)

Pro-Beijing Groups Involved in Riots

Pro-CCP group Chinese Progressive Association funds the Black Futures Lab, which shares a principal organizer with the Black Lives Matter movement. Many of the protests and riots that swept across U.S. cities in 2020 had the involvement of pro-CCP groups, such as the Freedom Road Socialist Organization and Liberation Road, as well as Antifa and the BLM movement. One of the effects of the riots was a weakening of the president’s authority in the country as well as intimidation of his supporters. After the Nov. 3 election, amid challenges raised to the election results, the threat of similar riots resulted in the intimidation of state legislatures, lawmakers, and judges. After Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced that he would oppose the Electoral College vote in Congress, Antifa members threatened his family at their Washington home.

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Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Cui Tiankai. (CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Chinese Influence Over US Politicians

(DP: Use link to read the rest of this incisive, exhaustive piece)

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