Sioeng is out of the country, and Elnitiarta has declined comment. The intercepted communications, between the Chinese government and its embassies in the U.S., outline a long-term plan to win influence and undermine the powerful Taiwan lobby, Newsweek reported. Another part of the plan was to fund Chinese-language newspapers in the U.S. in hopes of swaying public opinion. The third prong of the alleged strategy is to offer lucrative business deals on the Chinese mainland to relatives of U.S. politicians. Browse The full Mother Jones 400 list.
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