The Chinese Communist Party has spent decades perfecting its propaganda overseas—but now, it may have found willing partners right here in the United States—the Democratic Socialists of America, or DSA. A political organization with such noteworthy members as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
In this episode of China Uncensored, we expose how China’s messaging is being pushed through American political organizations, media figures, and so-called “political education” seminars. From praising the CCP as a “democracy,” to opposing U.S. efforts to counter China’s growing power, these narratives line up remarkably well with Beijing’s interests.
We break down:
-How CCP propaganda is being repackaged for American audiences -Why some U.S. political groups are echoing China’s talking points -The real consequences for U.S. policy, democracy, and global security -How China benefits from division and chaos inside the United States
This isn’t just about bad ideas—it’s about influence, power, and who gains when Americans repeat the CCP’s narrative for them.
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China is getting a little help spreading
propaganda in the US and the result
could be more devastating than you could
imagine.
Welcome to China andensored. I'm Chris
Chapel. It's almost Christmas and you
know what that means? That big red
communist is going to break into your
house and redistribute goods. And most
of the gifts are made in China which
supports the Chinese military. But the
greatest gift of this holiday season is
of course anti-communist fervor. Buy my
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CCP. The link is in the description
below. So, if there's one thing the
Chinese Communist Party is good at, it's
building up China's image overseas with
bigname influencers like I show speed
and Assan singing its praises.
Then there are alleged spies like Linda
Sunn infiltrating local governments to
influence both policy and messaging.
Now, it would seem that the CCP has a
new ally in the United States, the
Democratic Socialists of America, or
DSA. A political organization with such
noteworthy members as Alexandria
Okaziocortez,
Rashida Talib, and New York City mayor
elect Zuran Mandani. That's right.
According to the New York Post, the DSA,
which is not actually a political party,
is pushing Chinese propaganda in new
monthly quote unquote political
education seminars. I guess re-education
doesn't sound as scary when you call it
a seminar. The online seminars are
called Modern China and Lessons for US
Socialists. They started as an internal
series, but those went so well that the
DSA decided to open them up to the
public with the first one taking place
early this month. So, what kinds of
things did people who attend the seminar
learn? as well as a speaker for the
first seminar. The DSA brought on Ben
Norton, the founder and editor and chief
of Geopolitical Economy Report, a quote
unquote independent news outlet
dedicated to producing investigative
journalism and original analysis to
understand the changing world. What kind
of original analysis you ask? Well, you
tell me. Norton has been studying
Marxism in China and he has come out of
that with some pretty interesting claims
about China. Claims like saying that
China is a strong democracy.
He also claimed that China has some of
the highest levels of government
approval on earth. Some people look at
this and say this is crazy propaganda.
They have a different way of
understanding how democracy works. I'm
guessing one reason for the West's quote
unquote different understanding of
democracy is because they can actually
voice their opinions without worrying
about being imprisoned or having their
organs harvested. I'd be pretty popular,
too, if viewing my channel was mandatory
and dislikes were met with
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which they're not. But please like and
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Norton also falsely claimed that the
Chinese economy has surpassed America's
and encouraged Washington to follow
China's lead in taking control of
private companies like big banks and big
tech to reign in billionaires and
benefit workers. Yep. Just look at how
satisfied those Chinese workers are.
They're so giddy they can't even find
the will to live. As Norton put it,
reducing inequality is literally the
number one goal of the Chinese Communist
Party. And people just make up so much
nonsense about China. Are we sure Norton
is a real person and not a secretly
alive Andy Kaufman doing absurdest
performance art of the highest order?
I'm so happy that this American Marxist
who just moved there knows way more
about the country than Chinese people
who fled the CCP. On top of being just
plain wrong, he doesn't even acknowledge
his privilege. Why doesn't the left eat
its own tail when it makes sense for
them to? So, just how wrong is he? Well,
one expert with the Foundation for the
Defense of Democracies, a think tank in
Washington, pointed out that China's
massive economic growth in the past
decades, actually happened due to
declining government interference and
that the declining economy nowadays is
directly the fault of the Chinese
Communist Party, particularly on the
clamping down on private enterprise and
the ramping up of more centralized, more
aggressive centralized economic
planning. But wait, I hear you say with
my incredibly fine-tuned hearing, the
DSA is a democratic socialist
organization, not communist. Why would
they spout all the CCP propaganda?
Very good question.
That's not all they've been doing. Back
in September, the DSA sent a five member
delegation to Xi Jinping's military
parade. Afterwards, one DSA member said
that the parade was an impressive
display of unity in multipolarity,
featuring Russian President Putin and
Indian Prime Minister Modi as well as
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Beijing
buzzed with excitement. Yep, nothing
says you want to stand up for the
oppressed more than buddying up with
dictators.
The DSA through its international
committee is also behind a campaign
called No Cold War which is dedicated to
opposing the US innovation and
competition act or USICA which aims to
boost American competitiveness against
the CCP in the fields of green energy,
AI, quantum computing and semiconductors
because the absolute worst thing the US
could do would be to support
technological innovation.
The campaign included an open letter to
US congressional representatives. The
letter says that the USCIA is meant to
counter China as part of a new cold war
fueled by US imperialist interests,
which further destabilizes geopolitical
relations and jeopardizes efforts toward
greater global cooperation on issues
affecting everyone worldwide. Honestly,
that statement was pretty impressive. I
had no idea that Xi Jinping was such a
talented ventriloquist.
They spoke his words and I didn't even
see his lips move. I'm sure it's a total
coincidence that we aren't seeing any
such condemnations of other things that
destabilize geopolitical relations like
say hosing down Philippine boats,
constantly threatening to conquer
Taiwan, or using the Belt and Road
Initiative to put nations around the
world in China's debt. just a silly 100%
totally accidental little oversight.
The no Cold War campaign also says it
opposes US escalation on China, but for
some strange reason, there's no mention
of China's own rapid militarization,
which remember made Beijing buzz with
excitement. But that's just a peaceful
army. China would never do anything
violent with tanks. And if you think
they would, time for another seminar.
The thing is, the no Cold War campaign
goes back to 2021, and the DSA
International Committee's political
education page lists seminars on China
going back to 2021 as well. So, the
truth is this isn't new. The DSA has
been on the CCP's side for a while.
What's worrying though is just how
widespread these propaganda campaigns
are becoming. The fact that the DSA has
turned these seminars into a monthly
series because of their high demand is
already disturbing and not just because
of the growing number of gigantic dorks
who want to spend their free time going
to political seminars. And remember, the
DSA has members in Congress and one
about to serve as mayor of one of the
US's biggest cities, a global leader in
capitalism. If the DSA is becoming a
propaganda outlet for the CCP, that will
impact US government policies as more
DSA members enter the government. And
that is not good. And if they get their
way, that probably means even more
political infighting or chaos in the US
as well. In other words, the CCP gets
its way, too. And she gets to continue
his ventriloquist act with all these
useful American dummies. So don't be a
dummy. Buy Made in America this
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the link down below. Once again, I'm
Chris Chapel. See you next time.