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Lawmakers in the US and UK are raising new concerns about Chinese Communist Party influence, warning it may be reaching into American nonprofits and elite networks overseas.
Two new letters sent this week demand answers and could set up action from the IRS and US allies.
NTD's Chris Bob reports.
In a letter to the Treasury Department and the IRS Wednesday, House Select Committee on China Chairman John Mullinar and Ways and Me's Chairman Jason Smith say that some groups with taxexempt status may be engaging in political activity tied to Beijing's interests.
The lawmakers write that the Chinese Communist Party is using quoteunited Front organizations, proxies, and intermediaries to engage in political activity that manipulates our democratic institutions and supports the interests of the CCP.
Legally taxexempt organizations are barred from political campaigning.
The letter points to a New York Times investigation that says at least 53 nonprofit groups may have crossed that line with some endorsing candidates or hosting fundraisers despite telling the IRS they were not involved in politics.
Lawmakers warning that these groups have quote quietly foiled the careers of politicians who opposed China's authoritarian government while backing others who supported policies of the country's ruling Communist Party.
Communist Party. At the center of both letters is something known as the United Front.
Officials describe it as quote a unique blend of engagement, influence operations, and intelligence operations used to shape China's political environment and influence other count's policies.
And those concerns aren't limited to the US. In a separate letter sent Thursday, Congressman Muller and Senator Jeff Mkeley along with UK lawmakers Ian Duncan Smith and Sarah Champion are raising alarms about a British organization known as the 48 Group Club.
They point to the group's past connection to a man identified as an alleged spy, writing that his presence quote posed a threat to national security.
The letter questions how he was admitted and what influence he may have had inside the organization.
The lawmakers go further, warning that the group's network includes individuals tied to the Chinese regime and state link companies and described it as quote a meeting place and networking hub for friends of China through which Beijing grooms Britain's elites.
According to the lawmakaker's letter, a review of the 48 groups membership quote reads like a who's who of CCP political and business elites, including former senior officials, diplomats, and top regulators from across the Chinese government and state link institutions.
Now, the lawmakers are demanding answers.
In the US, they are requesting a briefing from the IRS on enforcement actions against taxexempt groups tied to foreign influence.
In the UK, they are demanding the 48 group club turn over internal records on how members were vetted, details on the admission of the alleged spy, and any contracts or agreements with CCP linked individuals or entities.
Both letters set the same deadline, April 22nd.
Chris Bob, NTD News.
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