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 advocates have spent years building relationships with Utah officials. Legislators in the deeply conservative and religious state have responded by delaying legislation Beijing didn’t like, nixing resolutions that conveyed displeasure with China’s actions and expressing support in ways that enhanced the Chinese government’s image. The AP’s investigation relied on dozens of interviews with key players and the review of hundreds of pages of records, text messages and emails obtained through public records’ requests.
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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