The alarming results of an investigation published in The Washington Post on Tuesday highlight the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) escalating efforts to suppress free speech in the United States. The story underscores the lengths to which the CCP is willing to go to silence dissent and control narratives beyond its borders.
The Washington Post‘s investigation shows how the CCP uses different tactics that threaten American principles of free speech and democracy — including intimidation and harassment aimed at silencing voices that oppose the CCP.
Unfortunately, China has a history of using its power to pressure U.S. companies and others beyond its borders. In 2021 tech company Apple quietly removed the Bible and Qur’an from its app store in China at the request of the Chinese Communist Party.
Corporate giants like Nike, the NBA, and Hollywood studios have been quick to yield to China in different ways.
As we have written before, the Chinese Communist Party has blocked internet access for its people, caused food shortages in its own country, begun acquiring farmland in other countries, engaged in espionage, allegedly tried to influence public policy in America, and imposed forced abortions and sterilizations on minorities.
As we have said before, the Chinese Communist Party appears committed to subverting the United States — possibly at the federal, state, and even local levels. These latest findings by The Washington Post further underscore that threat.
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