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by just-juan-post 2011 days ago
> On July 7, FBI Director Christopher Wray disclosed that the CCP specifically approached local (USA) politicians to endorse its pandemic response:

> [W]e have heard from federal, state, and even local officials that Chinese diplomats are aggressively urging support for China’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis. Yes, this is happening at both the federal and state levels. Not that long ago, we had a state senator who was recently even asked to introduce a resolution supporting China’s response to the pandemic.

Perhaps some FOIA requests are in order.

Any journalists out there listening?

Are our state, city, and county lockdowns influenced by diplomats?