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In the “unrestricted warfare” the Chinese Communist Party has long waged against the United States, one of its most effective lines of attack has involved the weaponization of the CCP’s so-called “Old Friends” in America.
Intrepid investigative journalist Natalie Winters revealed this week that, since 2008, China’s influence operations and intelligence services have cultivated relationships with former members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant commanders. They discuss sensitive and “high-risk” subjects, including Taiwan, the South China Sea and missile defense.
A driving force behind this “Sanya Initiative” is former Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Bill Owens, who actually went to work for the CCP’s notorious telecommunications and espionage company, Huawei, and even penned an article urging that we treat China “as a friend.”
There must be penalties for being an Old Friend of our mortal enemy, the Chinese Communist Party.
This is Frank Gaffney.
