{"id":3268,"date":"2023-02-17T11:33:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T16:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=3268"},"modified":"2023-02-17T11:33:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T16:33:59","slug":"did-biden-appoint-a-chinese-mole-gop-lawmakers-demand-fbi-investigate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/opinion\/did-biden-appoint-a-chinese-mole-gop-lawmakers-demand-fbi-investigate\/paul-crespo\/2023\/02\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Biden Appoint a Chinese Mole? GOP Lawmakers Demand FBI Investigate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ANALYSIS<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 While Joe Biden\u2019s weak response to the Chinese spy balloon that crossed the entire country before being shot down has put him under pressure, Biden is now also under fire for possibly appointing a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) mole to a U.S. government post focused on Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And several Republican lawmakers are demanding the FBI investigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The suspected Chinese communist mole, or spy, is Dominic Ng, CEO of East West Bank, appointed by Biden to represent the U.S. at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray the lawmakers wrote: \u201cWe request the FBI investigate and provide a report to Congress on the extent of Mr. Ng\u2019s knowledge of sensitive information, as well as any potential violations of The Espionage Act.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawmakers add: \u201cThe Biden Administration has allowed the CCP to infiltrate the third-party sector and, consequently, political leaders that have existing relationships to these groups and are privy to U.S. intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF), Ng is a current and former member of two alleged front groups serving a \u201cChinese intelligence service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According<\/a> to the Daily Caller: \u201cNg served as \u2018executive director\u2019 of the China Overseas Exchange Association until 2017 and still serves in that capacity at the related China Overseas Friendship Association, according to DCNF translations of those groups\u2019 archived rosters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple China intelligence analysts have identified these two entities as front groups for China\u2019s United Front Work Department (UFWD), a Chinese intelligence service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UFWD is tasked with infiltrating U.S. and other foreign political parties, conducting \u2018influence\u2019 operations, and collecting intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, Ng helped grease the wheels for his appointment by donating $100,000 to the Biden Victory Fund and $35,500 to the Democratic National Committee in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Daily Caller reports that Ng\u2019s CCP ties first came under scrutiny in April 2022, when Biden appointed the banker to a one-year position representing the U.S. on the Business Advisory Council of APEC, soon after he made his large political donations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio called Ng\u2019s alleged CCP ties \u201cbeyond disturbing and concerning\u201d in a Feb. 10 tweet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mr. Ng\u2019s alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party are beyond disturbing and concerning. President Biden should never have appointed him to such a senior government position representing the U.S. in Asia.https:\/\/t.co\/G2ydxBKw4t<\/a><\/p>— Senator Marco Rubio (@SenMarcoRubio) February 10, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>