State Department Report Links Code Pink and People’s Forum to Chinese Influence Operations

A new State Department assessment sent to lawmakers asserts that two prominent activist groups have operated within networks tied to Chinese government influence efforts.

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The State Department has concluded that Code Pink and the People’s Forum are connected to Chinese influence operations, according to a report delivered to Congress and detailed by the New York Post.

“Partisan hacks spent years peddling the phony Russia collusion hoax while turning a blind eye to the sprawling web of far-left activist organizations who push the agendas of the Chinese Communist Party,” Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers told the outlet. “Organizations like Code Pink and the People’s Forum denigrate the United States, whitewash the violence of Marxist regimes, and run cover for China while enjoying an influx of cash from a donor network with connections to the Chinese Communist Party.”

Rogers added, “The State Department will pursue complete transparency for the donor and NGO networks that lobby for our adversaries and seek to weaken the resolve of the United States.”

The findings are outlined in the department’s report, “Countering Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference,” which states that China allegedly “spreads propaganda through influence campaigns run by nonprofit organizations like Code Pink, the People’s Forum and groups linked with the notorious Singham network.”

The Singham network refers to nonprofits funded by tech entrepreneur Neville Roy Singham. Singham, whose wife co-founded Code Pink, lives in China and “works closely with the Chinese government media machine and is financing its propaganda worldwide,” according to prior reporting by The New York Times.

According to the State Department report, “Chinese diplomats, state media, and pro-China influencers use social media, content-sharing agreements, and local partnerships to publish pro-CCP propaganda.” It further states, “China invests in [public diplomacy], exchanges, reporting tours, and educational and cultural initiatives to boost its image.”

“The Department assesses that China, Iran, and Russia aggressively use state media, proxies, and digital platforms to spread propaganda and falsehoods, undermine U.S. credibility and policies, and expand their influence,” the report concludes.

Code Pink, founded in 2002 as an anti-war organization, has accused the United States of launching a “war on China.” The State Department report states that the group advances its position through its “China Is Not Our Enemy” working group and by hosting pro-China webinars.

The department also found that the New York-based People’s Forum has praised the Chinese Communist Revolution and examined it as a potential model for leftist movements in the United States. According to the report, the group hosted a three-part lesson on the revolution for those “who aim to study revolutionary processes in order to make one!” and organized pro-Maduro protests after the ousted Venezuelan president was captured by U.S. military forces earlier this year.

The People’s Forum founder, Manolo de Los Santos, reportedly met with then-President Nicolás Maduro in 2021.

Neither Code Pink nor the People’s Forum responded to requests for comment.