Epstein Secrets

e company whose principals are US citizens, was the source of the money that funded a local ballot initiative in California that would have blocked a Wanda competitor from expanding. Wanda acknowledged that the money for the measure had come from Lakeshore, with which Wanda does business, in the form of

accounting for $2 million, followed by technology company ZTE ($510k), Sinopec ($384k),?> and the Wanda America Group ($300k), affiliated with Dalian Wanda.” More difficult to track is Chinese corporate participation in American trade associations. In early 2018, two Chinese companies have joined two maj

ter as agents of a foreign government is a partial solution.*’ And in late 2017, Russia’s RT registered as a foreign agent@@ while in September 2018, the US Justice Department reportedly also ordered CGTN and Xinhua to register as agents of a foreign power.*! When it comes to independent Chinese-language media, the US gov

rify which list an item is controlled on, and reduce government and industry uncertainty about whether particular items are subject to the control of the State Department or the Commerce Department; and are structurally aligned so that they potentially can be combined into a single list of controlled items.** Moreover

l Chinese retribution against family members still in China, they have not. 58 Interview with FCC official. 59 O’Keeffe, Kate and Aruna Viswanatha. “Justice Department Has Ordered Key Chinese State Media Firms to Register as Foreign Agents.” Wall Street Journal. September 18, 2018. https://www.wsj.com /articles/just

dez-as-head-of-international -corporate-affairs-300627805.html. 22 Author’s analysis of OpenSecrets data. 23 “Exhibit A to Registration Statement.” US Department of Justice. August 9, 2017. https://www.fara.gov /docs/6452-Exhibit-AB-20170809-1.pdf. 24 “Client Profile: Summary, 2017.” Open Secrets. Accessed March 9, 2018

n company, in 2016 and is said to be inter- ested in gaining control of a major Hollywood studio. American lawmakers were sufficiently disturbed by Wanda's initiatives to request a Justice Department in- vestigation. There is concern that China's companies, with state encouragement, are pursuing influ

h its rapid incursions into the U.S. film industry. Already the world's largest owner of cinemas, including the second-largest U.S. theater chain, Wanda purchased Legendary Entertainment, a production company, in 2016 and is said to be inter- ested in gaining control of a major Hollywood studio. Ame

to be inter- ested in gaining control of a major Hollywood studio. American lawmakers were sufficiently disturbed by Wanda's initiatives to request a Justice Department in- vestigation. There is concern that China's companies, with state encouragement, are pursuing influence in Hollywood to ensure a favorable depic

nfiltrates-aussie-universities/news-story/e7768bO0bb1f5 953a7608884527387372. 25 For example, to cite cases, in the last few years Wang Jianlin from Wanda is reported to have personally pledged substantial amounts to Harvard and Yale. SOHO China founders Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin reportedly set up a $100

from the White House and National Security Council, the Pentagon, the Office of the US Trade Representative, the Department of the Treasury, and even the Department of State. As sentiment shifted away from hopes of finding common ways to collaborate, a spate of new US policy initiatives began appearing that suggested a se

some of the most egregious examples: e Denial of visas to qualified scholars and students seeking access to China for research or training purposes. The State Department estimates that fifteen to twenty individuals are on an outright “black list,” while scores of others appear to be on a “gray” list, where denials are

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