An investigation by The Associated Press has found that China’s global influence campaign has been surprisingly robust and successful in Utah. The world’s most powerful communist country and its U.S.-based
An investigation by The Associated Press has found that China’s global influence campaign has been surprisingly robust and successful in Utah. The world’s most powerful communist country and its U.S.-based
China's furtive campaign to influence policy and raise its stature worldwide flourished in one of the most unlikeliest places - Utah - a highly religious and conservative state that is a world away from Beijing's communist government, according to a report on Monday.
China has made significant efforts to curry favor with Utah lawmakers, The Associated Press reports. As a result, state officials have delayed legislation and nixed resolutions that would have conveyed displeasure with the Chinese government.