1) #Huawei has a backdoor to influence 🇺🇸 policy via EastWest Institute @BenKTallmadge @CarrollQuigley1 @MadAddictSport @almostjingo @RepStevenSmith @ECEverett1 @wynterklaus
2) Washington Free Beacon notes the following DC think tanks funded by the Chinese Communist Party. There are many more too.
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/chinese-communist-party-funds-washington-think-tanks/
3) China-US Exchange Foundation is no surprise.

For example, paid Tony $80k in 2017 to lobby the House
RE 🇨🇳 Relations i.e. 🇺🇸stay on your knees https://twitter.com/Avery1776/status/1049802176388849664
5) Are we at #Huawei yet?
5) #Huawei is NOT on found in the FARA filings. They are however in the President's Circle of donors for the EastWest Institute here: (page 22)
https://www.eastwest.ngo/sites/default/files/words-images/ar2017ewi.pdf
6) Further, rubbing elbows with US companies with government contracts our national security depends on. In my opinion, the CCP did not donate this money out of the kindness of their communist hearts.
7) #Huawei funded program "held two smallerscale meetings bringing together retired U.S. and Chinese flag officers. The first meeting, held in May in Jilin, China..." (page 21)
https://www.eastwest.ngo/sites/default/files/words-images/ar2017ewi.pdf
8) #Huawei funded program "the U.S. delegation, comprised of investment and infrastructure experts, met with Chinese counterparts from both the public and private sectors to develop proposals for Chinese investment in U.S. infrastructure projects..." (page 21)
9) #Huawei funded program "bringing together a delegation of retired U.S. four-star generals and admirals to engage with their Chinese counterparts to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the U.S.-China Sanya Initiative" (page 21)
10) #Huawei funded program "convened the 11th HLSD in June. U.S. and Chinese academics, former and 🧐current military and government officials
and business leaders engaged in a series of discussions on the impact
of domestic factors on U.S.-China relations..."
(page 21)
11) Page 24
12) How deep does that rabbit hole go?
13) "It’s always been China! Stefan Halper, Alexander Downer, Sergei Millian, all in the pockets of the Chi Coms. Even Hakluyt has a separate branch dedicated to serve its Chinese masters." @BenKTallmadge @CarrollQuigley1
@wynterklaus @MadAddictSport
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