China Built an Army of Influence Agents in the U.S.

RISING TIDE

The Russians may be getting all the attention for influencing American opinion and policy. But Beijing has been at it for decades.

Published Jul. 18 2018 4:49AM EDT

180718-allen-china-army-of-influence-hero_vtlpsw — Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast

In May, a classified Australian government report revealed that the Chinese Communist Party had spent the last decade attempting to influence every level of that nation’s government and politics.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian

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China Built an Army of Influence Agents in the U.S.

The Russians may be getting all the attention for influencing American opinion and policy. But Beijing has been at it for decades.

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Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian