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Threats and Cash: How China Meddles in U.S. Local Elections

Threats and Cash: How China Meddles in U.S. Local Elections

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A curious news story emerged in New York last week. It involved
the mayor’s race, a reporter from the news outlet The City and a
bag of chips.

Michael Forsythe, a reporter on the investigations team at The
New York Times, explains how the episode fits into a larger story
about how China has been attempting to influence American
politics.

Guest: Michael Forsythe, a reporter on the
investigations team at The New York Times.

Background reading:

In the past few years, community organizations have quietly
foiled the careers of politicians who opposed China’s
authoritarian government.

Times reporters witnessed supporters of the New York mayor,
Eric Adams, handing out cash-filled envelopes. Sometimes, that
money went to reporters from Chinese-language outlets.

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Photo: Shuran Huang for The New York Times

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