The Bitcoin Policy Institute claims a network tied to businessman Neville Roy Singham has spent years advancing narratives aligned with Chinese Communist Party interests in the American artificial intelligence policy debate.
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A new report from the Bitcoin Policy Institute alleges that a sprawling activist and media network linked to wealthy Marxist businessman Neville Roy Singham has played a central role in promoting narratives favorable to the Chinese Communist Party in debates surrounding artificial intelligence competition between the United States and China.
According to a Just the News report, the institute argues that opposition to American AI expansion and export controls is being driven through multiple “vectors of foreign influence,” including organizations and media outlets allegedly connected to Singham and pro-CCP advocacy efforts.
The Bitcoin Policy Institute, which describes itself as a nonpartisan think tank focused on Bitcoin and technology policy, released a report titled “Foreign Influence in the Campaign against American AI”, written by Sam Lyman, the organization’s head of research and a former advisor and speechwriter for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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“The CCP-aligned Singham network, a U.S. 501(c)(3) ecosystem funded by Shanghai-based U.S. expatriate Neville Roy Singham, who is currently under congressional inquiry for his reported ties to the CCP, has openly collaborated with China’s official state media organs and spent nearly five years producing parallel domestic content opposing U.S. AI infrastructure, AI labs, and AI export controls,” the report stated.
The institute further described the Singham network as “the most operationally significant foreign-aligned actor” influencing public discussion surrounding American AI development and U.S.-China technology competition.
The report claims the campaign relies on “foreign state media” partnerships and “foreign-billionaire funding” to shape U.S. policy conversations on artificial intelligence, semiconductors and technology restrictions targeting China.
“Ensuring that AI is safe and empowers American workers must be a top priority for U.S. policymakers,” the institute argued. “But the discussion about AI safety should not be influenced by geopolitical rivals, especially China […] an honest conversation about AI safety requires filtering any foreign influence.”
Among the organizations identified in the report is the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, led by Vijay Prashad, a longtime Singham associate. The report also references activist group Code Pink, co-founded by Jodie Evans, Singham’s wife.
Additional reporting by Just the News linked outlets such as People’s Dispatch, BreakThrough News and NewsClick to similar anti-U.S. and pro-China messaging campaigns concerning AI policy, semiconductor restrictions and American technology leadership.
The report highlighted multiple Tricontinental publications criticizing American export controls designed to restrict China’s access to advanced semiconductor technology.
One 2021 Tricontinental dossier argued that U.S. dominance in semiconductor manufacturing allowed Washington to “delay or even block China’s progress” in advanced technologies and telecommunications infrastructure. The report also criticized restrictions targeting Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant linked by U.S. officials to CCP influence operations and national security concerns.
A separate 2023 Tricontinental article by Vijay Prashad attacked U.S. semiconductor export controls while echoing statements from Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning criticizing Washington’s actions.
At the time, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security had announced expanded export restrictions intended to prevent China from acquiring advanced chips usable in military systems, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing applications tied to weapons development and surveillance programs.
The report also highlighted commentary from Bappa Sinha, a technology executive and contributor to several Singham-linked outlets, who published a 2026 Tricontinental piece titled “Breaking the Stranglehold: How China is Shattering U.S. Technological Hegemony.” In the article, Sinha framed the AI and semiconductor conflict as a struggle against Western dominance and praised China’s technological development as a path toward a “multipolar world.”
Sinha additionally cited Soviet dictator Vladimir Lenin while describing U.S. technology leadership as a form of “imperialism.”
The report also pointed to synchronized publishing efforts between Tricontinental and People’s Dispatch, alleging coordinated messaging operations across multiple outlets within the Singham network.
One example cited involved simultaneous publication of articles criticizing the use of AI by the U.S. military and Israel in conflicts involving Gaza and Iran.
The Singham-linked outlet BreakThrough News was also identified in the report for producing “The China Report,” a program that regularly critiques American policy toward China while promoting Chinese technological development and AI initiatives.
According to the report, the network’s India-based media platform NewsClick similarly published articles attacking major U.S. technology firms and criticizing AI-related military operations involving Israel. Indian authorities later conducted raids tied to the outlet amid allegations involving Chinese-linked funding.
Indian officials reportedly alleged that the “ultimate paymaster” behind NewsClick was the “Chinese state.” Singham has denied receiving funding from the CCP or acting on behalf of the Chinese government.
Republican lawmakers in Congress have repeatedly urged the Justice Department and Treasury Department to investigate potential Foreign Agents Registration Act violations involving the Singham network and to review whether organizations connected to the activist ecosystem should retain tax-exempt status.
The GOP-led House Oversight Committee voted this year to subpoena Singham for records related to the network’s activities and financial operations.
The Bitcoin Policy Institute argued that the Justice Department and FBI should treat the network’s alleged failure to register under FARA laws as an “open-record matter,” contending that continued lack of enforcement reflects “a policy choice rather than an evidentiary gap.”
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