Following the U.S. State Department’s offer of a $ 10 million reward for foreign information election interferenceXiong Yan, who is currently running for Congress in the 10th District of New York, told The Epoch Times that the Chinese Communist regime has continued to interfere in his campaign because of his dissident background.
The Justice Department charged five men on March 16 for acting as agents of the Chinese regime, gathering information about dissidents, harassing, smearing and even planning violent attacks targeting a candidate running for Congress.
In 1989, he had been student leader at Tiananmen Square before the movement was violently crushed by the Chinese regime.
One of the men, Qiming Lin, the work for the Ministry of State Security (MSS). MSS is the Chinese regime’s civilian intelligence and secret police agency.
In September 2021, Lin hired a private detective (PI) in New York to “disrupt the campaign of a Brooklyn resident who is currently running for the U.S. Congress (the victim), including by physically attacking the victim.”
In December 2021, Lin reportedly left a voicemail to PI in which he said, “in the end, violence would be fine too.… Beat him until he can not stand for election.… Car accident, [he] will be completely destroyed, right? ”
On July 13, Pastor Xiong Yan, a retired major who served in the U.S. Army for 27 years, revealed to The Epoch Times that he was the unnamed congressional candidate targeted by the Chinese regime.
He said luckily the U.S. government prevented the attacks.
The CCP continues to interfere in US elections: Sino-US congressional candidate
THE CCP CONTINUES TO INTERFERE IN US ELECTIONS: SINO-US CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE
RakeshJuly 15, 2022
Following the U.S. State Department’s offer of a $ 10 million reward for foreign information election interferenceXiong Yan, who is currently running for Congress in the 10th District of New York, told The Epoch Times that the Chinese Communist regime has continued to interfere in his campaign because of his dissident background.
USA The Justice Department charged five men on March 16 for acting as agents of the Chinese regime, gathering information about dissidents, harassing, smearing and even planning violent attacks targeting a candidate running for Congress.
In 1989, he had been student leader at Tiananmen Square before the movement was violently crushed by the Chinese regime.
One of the men, Qiming Lin, the work for the Ministry of State Security (MSS). MSS is the Chinese regime’s civilian intelligence and secret police agency.
In September 2021, Lin hired a private detective (PI) in New York to “disrupt the campaign of a Brooklyn resident who is currently running for the U.S. Congress (the victim), including by physically attacking the victim.”
In December 2021, Lin reportedly left a voicemail to PI in which he said, “in the end, violence would be fine too.… Beat him until he can not stand for election.… Car accident, [he] will be completely destroyed, right? ”
On July 13, Pastor Xiong Yan, a retired major who served in the U.S. Army for 27 years, revealed to The Epoch Times that he was the unnamed congressional candidate targeted by the Chinese regime.
He said luckily the U.S. government prevented the attacks.
Xiong Yan Appears for Congress in New York’s 10th Congress District in July 2022. (Cai Rong / The Epoch Times)
Yan said that after the indictment against the Ministry of Justice was released, the Chinese regime did not stop interfering in his campaign. His campaign office opened on March 19 with a large dinner party originally planned. “The Chinese consulate contacted the leaders of several Sino-American groups and told them not to support me: do not donate money or vote for me,” he said.
“The Fujians and Cantonese, who had previously been confirmed to attend the dinner party, told me that the Chinese consulate convened a meeting with them before that and said they could not support Xiong Yan and could not let him be elected -” I would like to go to China to do business, or support him in the election? ‘ They are too scared to come, ”he said.
The 10th Congressional District of New York City includes two major Chinese communities, Manhattan’s Chinatown and Brooklyn’s Eighth Avenue. Some Chinese Americans there also told The Epoch Times that the chairman of a Fujian Chinese expatriate group said the Chinese consulate informed the group that it was not allowed to support Yan’s campaign.
The CCP continues to interfere in US elections: Sino-US congressional candidate
THE CCP CONTINUES TO INTERFERE IN US ELECTIONS: SINO-US CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE
RakeshJuly 15, 2022
Following the U.S. State Department’s offer of a $ 10 million reward for foreign information election interferenceXiong Yan, who is currently running for Congress in the 10th District of New York, told The Epoch Times that the Chinese Communist regime has continued to interfere in his campaign because of his dissident background.
USA The Justice Department charged five men on March 16 for acting as agents of the Chinese regime, gathering information about dissidents, harassing, smearing and even planning violent attacks targeting a candidate running for Congress.
In 1989, he had been student leader at Tiananmen Square before the movement was violently crushed by the Chinese regime.
One of the men, Qiming Lin, the work for the Ministry of State Security (MSS). MSS is the Chinese regime’s civilian intelligence and secret police agency.
In September 2021, Lin hired a private detective (PI) in New York to “disrupt the campaign of a Brooklyn resident who is currently running for the U.S. Congress (the victim), including by physically attacking the victim.”
In December 2021, Lin reportedly left a voicemail to PI in which he said, “in the end, violence would be fine too.… Beat him until he can not stand for election.… Car accident, [he] will be completely destroyed, right? ”
On July 13, Pastor Xiong Yan, a retired major who served in the U.S. Army for 27 years, revealed to The Epoch Times that he was the unnamed congressional candidate targeted by the Chinese regime.
He said luckily the U.S. government prevented the attacks.
Xiong Yan Appears for Congress in New York’s 10th Congress District in July 2022. (Cai Rong / The Epoch Times)
Yan said that after the indictment against the Ministry of Justice was released, the Chinese regime did not stop interfering in his campaign. His campaign office opened on March 19 with a large dinner party originally planned. “The Chinese consulate contacted the leaders of several Sino-American groups and told them not to support me: do not donate money or vote for me,” he said.
“The Fujians and Cantonese, who had previously been confirmed to attend the dinner party, told me that the Chinese consulate convened a meeting with them before that and said they could not support Xiong Yan and could not let him be elected -” I would like to go to China to do business, or support him in the election? ‘ They are too scared to come, ”he said.
The 10th Congressional District of New York City includes two major Chinese communities, Manhattan’s Chinatown and Brooklyn’s Eighth Avenue. Some Chinese Americans there also told The Epoch Times that the chairman of a Fujian Chinese expatriate group said the Chinese consulate informed the group that it was not allowed to support Yan’s campaign.
THE CCP’S LONG ARM
As for why the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) interfered in his line-up for the congress, Yan said it was obvious because he was the leader of Tiananmen Square’s democratic movement in 1989 (which was violently suppressed on June 4, 1989, also known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre).
Although he did not highlight this background, and instead downplayed it in order to draw support from as wide a range of people as possible.
Despite this, he is still considered a dissident by the CCP, and they continue to interfere in his election campaign in the United States.
“The Chinese consulate’s arm is too long,” he said.
Yan Xiong (2nd R), one of the 21 “most wanted” protesters from Tiananmen Square from 1989, speaks with local pro-democracy leaders before attending a demonstration on the streets of Hong Kong on May 31. 2009. (Samantha Sin / AFP via Getty Images)
“This kind of interference and manipulation of American elections is a crime in the United States and will endanger the fate of most Chinese Americans,” Yan said.
He said the Chinese agents will run back to China when their term of office expires or when the situation gets bad. Or they want diplomatic immunity.
The CCP continues to interfere in US elections: Sino-US congressional candidate
THE CCP CONTINUES TO INTERFERE IN US ELECTIONS: SINO-US CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE
RakeshJuly 15, 2022
Following the U.S. State Department’s offer of a $ 10 million reward for foreign information election interferenceXiong Yan, who is currently running for Congress in the 10th District of New York, told The Epoch Times that the Chinese Communist regime has continued to interfere in his campaign because of his dissident background.
USA The Justice Department charged five men on March 16 for acting as agents of the Chinese regime, gathering information about dissidents, harassing, smearing and even planning violent attacks targeting a candidate running for Congress.
In 1989, he had been student leader at Tiananmen Square before the movement was violently crushed by the Chinese regime.
One of the men, Qiming Lin, the work for the Ministry of State Security (MSS). MSS is the Chinese regime’s civilian intelligence and secret police agency.
In September 2021, Lin hired a private detective (PI) in New York to “disrupt the campaign of a Brooklyn resident who is currently running for the U.S. Congress (the victim), including by physically attacking the victim.”
In December 2021, Lin reportedly left a voicemail to PI in which he said, “in the end, violence would be fine too.… Beat him until he can not stand for election.… Car accident, [he] will be completely destroyed, right? ”
On July 13, Pastor Xiong Yan, a retired major who served in the U.S. Army for 27 years, revealed to The Epoch Times that he was the unnamed congressional candidate targeted by the Chinese regime.
He said luckily the U.S. government prevented the attacks.
Xiong Yan Appears for Congress in New York’s 10th Congress District in July 2022. (Cai Rong / The Epoch Times)
Yan said that after the indictment against the Ministry of Justice was released, the Chinese regime did not stop interfering in his campaign. His campaign office opened on March 19 with a large dinner party originally planned. “The Chinese consulate contacted the leaders of several Sino-American groups and told them not to support me: do not donate money or vote for me,” he said.
“The Fujians and Cantonese, who had previously been confirmed to attend the dinner party, told me that the Chinese consulate convened a meeting with them before that and said they could not support Xiong Yan and could not let him be elected -” I would like to go to China to do business, or support him in the election? ‘ They are too scared to come, ”he said.
The 10th Congressional District of New York City includes two major Chinese communities, Manhattan’s Chinatown and Brooklyn’s Eighth Avenue. Some Chinese Americans there also told The Epoch Times that the chairman of a Fujian Chinese expatriate group said the Chinese consulate informed the group that it was not allowed to support Yan’s campaign.
THE CCP’S LONG ARM
As for why the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) interfered in his line-up for the congress, Yan said it was obvious because he was the leader of Tiananmen Square’s democratic movement in 1989 (which was violently suppressed on June 4, 1989, also known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre).
Although he did not highlight this background, and instead downplayed it in order to draw support from as wide a range of people as possible.
Despite this, he is still considered a dissident by the CCP, and they continue to interfere in his election campaign in the United States.
“The Chinese consulate’s arm is too long,” he said.
Epoch Times photo
Yan Xiong (2nd R), one of the 21 “most wanted” protesters from Tiananmen Square from 1989, speaks with local pro-democracy leaders before attending a demonstration on the streets of Hong Kong on May 31. 2009. (Samantha Sin / AFP via Getty Images)
“This kind of interference and manipulation of American elections is a crime in the United States and will endanger the fate of most Chinese Americans,” Yan said.
He said the Chinese agents will run back to China when their term of office expires or when the situation gets bad. Or they want diplomatic immunity.
However, the Chinese community leaders in the United States, who are pro-CCP and who are brainwashed and obey the Chinese consulate, will be the ultimate victims, Yan said.
“When the Chinese set foot on the land of freedom and democracy in the United States, they chose freedom, democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and universal values,” Yan said. ‘However, many people are still affected by the CCP and [are] under its authoritarian control.
“The CCP is taking advantage of the relatively free, democratic, and human rights-oriented social environment in the United States to plant a large number of its agents among the six million Chinese living in the country.”
Yan suggested that overseas Chinese “should safeguard the free environment, stand on the side of universal values, cleanse all CCP toxins and be reborn as a free person.”
The U.S. National Counter-Intelligence and Security Center warned on July 6 that as tensions between the United States and China grow, the CCP seeks to manipulate state, local and business leaders to support pro-Beijing policies and advance the CCP’s geopolitical interests.