China's global campaign to win friends and influence policy has blossomed in a surprising place: Utah.
Dakota Cary, a China expert at the security firm Krebs Stamos Group, said in making such comments Utah lawmakers are "essentially acting as mouthpieces for the Chinese Communist Party" and legitimizing their ideas and narratives.Spy agency interest
"Utah is not like Washington, D.C.," then Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes, a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump, told the Chinese statein 2018 as the former president ratcheted up pressure on Beijing over trade. "Utah is a friend of China, an old friend with a long history." Bramble, a Republican who represents a conservative district, also rejected fears of undue Chinese influence in Utah.
Taowen Le, Weber State University professor of information systems and technologies, poses for a photo on Oct. 11, 2022, in Ogden. After embassy officials tried unsuccessfully last year to get staff for Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to schedule a get-together with China's ambassador to the U.S., Le sent the governor a personal plea to take the meeting.
Chinese officials have tried to cultivate friendly ties with the church. When visiting Utah, China's diplomats and officials often meet top church members as well as lawmakers, emails and other records show. "Pray to God and seek guidance from the Holy Spirit as you ponder about these issues instead of solely relying on those biased media reports," Le said.China's 'advantages'
Emails and other records show Stephenson advised the Utah Senate president on how to make a good impression with a Chinese ambassador and assisted a Chinese province in its unsuccessful efforts to build a ceramics museum in Utah. Anderegg told the AP that he was interviewed by FBI agents seeking information about the Utah resolution's origins.Stephenson said the FBI has not contacted him and no Chinese government official played a role in the resolution.Stephenson has links to Chinese groups allegedly active in covert foreign influence operations, documents show.
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