Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has long been warning the American public about China's efforts to influence the United States, and they have a willing collaborator in the form of tech mogul Neville Roy Singham, who has funded multiple left-leaning organizations. Sen. Rubio has written a letter demanding the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate these organizations for potential Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) violations.
The New York Times has reported on Singham's ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and his funding of various left-wing groups that push Chinese propaganda. "From a think tank in Massachusetts to an event space in Manhattan, from a political party in South Africa to news organizations in India and Brazil, The Times tracked hundreds of millions of dollars to groups linked to Mr. Singham that mix progressive advocacy with Chinese government talking points," they wrote.
Sen. Rubio's letter highlights several America-based groups tied to Singham, including Code Pink, the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, No Cold War, and the United Community Fund.
Notably, Code Pink and No Cold War have denied the Uyghur genocide occurring in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region, while Tricontinental has advocated for a socialist revolution. Meanwhile, the United Community Fund and the similar Justice and Education Fund are little more than shell companies, "listing their addresses only as UPS store mailboxes in Illinois, Wisconsin, and New York," as Rubio writes.
Despite this, Rubio lambasted the DOJ for seemingly being "unaware or ambivalent to this growing threat," reminding them that "The CCP is our greatest adversary, and we cannot allow it to abuse our open system to promote its malign influence any longer."
In December, Rubio accused the Chinese of interfering in the 2022 midterm elections through the social media app TikTok, creating fake news narratives to influence voters.
More recently, he blasted the Senate for striking down a bipartisan amendment that would have withheld funds from the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board going to CCP-tied Chinese companies.
