Report details recruitment push for curated China trips as congressional inquiries examine alleged ties to Neville Roy Singham.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
The leader of the anti-war group Code Pink is promoting organized travel to China that highlights the country’s communist revolution and socialist development, according to a detailed report by Just the News.
Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans led a January online meeting titled a “China Community Trip Interest Meeting,” encouraging Americans to participate in curated trips developed with the China Academy and a Chinese tourism company. The event was publicly accessible, and Just the News reported it attended the Zoom session and reviewed materials connected to the recruitment effort.
Evans is married to Neville Roy Singham, a businessman who lives in Shanghai and who married Evans in 2017. Singham sold his tech firm ThoughtWorks that year and has since funded left-wing activist initiatives. Lawmakers have examined what they describe as a network of organizations tied to Singham and alleged pro-Chinese Communist Party messaging.
The trips promoted by Code Pink include “Red China,” “Iconic China,” “Wellness China,” and “Kungfu China.” The itineraries are available on the China Not Just Travel website, which describes the tours as curated experiences exploring China’s revolutionary history, socialist path, and modern development.
The “Red China” itinerary, outlined on its webpage, features visits to sites connected to the Communist Party of China, including memorials and landmarks associated with Mao Zedong’s Long March. Historians have estimated that Mao was responsible for tens of millions of deaths during his rule, including during the Great Leap Forward.
Evans described China during the recruitment session as “a wonderland of socialist expression,” according to the report. When discussing the Long March, she said understanding the revolution was essential to understanding modern China.
The trips are described as being developed in collaboration with Sunriver, a Chinese tourism company founded by businessman Yu Faxiang, who was reportedly detained in China amid a criminal investigation.
The China Academy, which appears to coordinate portions of the tours and media outreach, describes itself as an intellectual content network aimed at helping global audiences understand China’s worldview. The academy’s contributors include Evans and others tied to Singham, such as Vijay Prashad and Rania Khalek. Russian philosopher Aleksandr Dugin, former Global Times editor Hu Xijin, and retired Chinese Air Force colonel Wang Xiangsui are also listed among contributors.
Wave Media, which Zhu said she is part of, appears affiliated with the academy through its YouTube channel and other online platforms.
The “Iconic China” tour, described on its itinerary page, combines cultural landmarks such as panda conservation sites with “Red History” and modern socialist development. The “Wellness China” tour, detailed here, includes visits tied to traditional Chinese medicine and the Communist Party’s origins. The “Kungfu China” option, outlined on its page, focuses on martial arts and cultural connections to hip-hop.
Mimi Zhu of the China Academy, who spoke during the January meeting, said the trips aim to counter what she described as Western propaganda about China. Zhu also hosts the “Roughly Chinese” podcast, available through the academy’s site here, and previously featured Evans as a guest.
Code Pink has promoted a campaign titled “China Is Not Our Enemy,” described on its website here. Evans is also the co-author of a 2025 book titled China Is Not Our Enemy, listed here.
The group has previously disrupted congressional hearings and foreign policy events, actions highlighted by China’s state-run People’s Daily in a 2023 article.
Concerns about Code Pink’s activities have prompted scrutiny from members of Congress. Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., wrote in a March 2025 letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging an investigation into potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, followed with an April 2025 letter to the Department of Justice and FBI. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., sent a November 2025 letter requesting a similar inquiry.
House committees have also taken action. The House Oversight Committee voted last month to subpoena Singham, and the House Ways and Means Committee sent letters seeking information from organizations linked to his network.
Code Pink representatives have denied allegations of foreign funding. Megan Russell wrote in April 2025 that Code Pink “is in no way funded by China, nor any other foreign government or agency,” stating the organization relies primarily on private donations.
Evans, Code Pink, the China Academy, and Sunriver did not respond to requests for comment cited in the Just the News report.
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