At one point in October 2020, French human rights associations marched in protest in the northwestern city of Rouen, calling for the closure of all Confucius Institutes in France. (Screenshot from France Télévisions 2)
“Beijing has made the conquest of France a priority goal” and “working with France is also about influencing Europe,” commented France 2 TV in a recently launched in-depth report.
On the evening of February 25, France 2’s “Complément d’enquête” program broadcast an in-depth investigative report, “Chine, la grande offensive,” which lasted more than an hour and exposed the Chinese Communist Party‘s cultural, cultural, and political influence. The hour-long report exposed the Chinese Communist Party’s infiltration of France on multiple levels, including cultural, political and technological.
In his opening remarks, the host said, “Is China (the Communist Party) going to take over the world soon? Besides the economy, it is going to influence the international community in terms of propaganda, Culture and diplomacy, and that is far from the Western standard. The U.S. believes that the CCP is the greatest challenge facing the West in the future and that the U.S. fears losing its leadership position, while at the same Time we will face security threats and the risk of losing our Western democratic values. the COVID-19 outbreak is a good illustration of the concerns of Western society (about the CCP), can we believe the figures announced by the CCP regime: a country of 1.4 billion people, only 4,600 or so ( infected with the Epidemic) died?”
The report describes the Chinese Communist propaganda film “War Wolf” and says that the CCP has adopted War Wolf diplomacy, where “War Wolf diplomats speak with one voice in the service of the Chinese Communist regime and Xi Jinping.” While the CCP virus (Wuhan virus and New Crown virus) epidemic is at its peak and the CCP is internationally accused of being responsible for the spread of the epidemic globally, the CCP war wolf diplomats keep dumping the blame with various claims.
Infiltrating French Politics in Search of Power Support
“Beijing has made the conquest of France a priority goal, and China (the Communist Party) has long had a grasp of how the French power circles work, and they are looking for support from the French political class.” In response to this voiceover, the camera moves from the famous Place Vendôme in Paris, into a luxury hotel and onto the scene of a banquet at the French-Chinese Business Club, where more than 200 Chinese and French business elites are gathered, including some of the most important figures in French politics, such as former Defense Minister Michèle Alliot- Marie, former Minister of health Dousteblache, and even Bernard Squarcini, former head of the intelligence service.
The club, founded in 2012 by Frenchman Harold Parisot, invites once a month French dignitaries, representatives of major conglomerates and businessmen and diplomats from China to a banquet in different high-class hotels in Paris to promote bilateral business over fine Food and wine. Prince of Monaco.
The report singled out former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, who has close ties with the Chinese Communist Party and plays an important role in the trade between China and France. In an interview, Raffarin said that he helped thousands of French small and medium-sized enterprises to enter the Chinese market. He even agreed that China, with a population of 1.4 billion, needs strong control by the Chinese Communist Party, and praised Xi Jinping.
In 2019, he was unexpectedly awarded the Order of Friendship by Xi Jinping, who believes that Sino-French diplomacy is not only about principles but also about interests, and that preserving “interests is crucial”.
Raffarin is not only a regular guest of the French-Chinese Business Club, but also hosts the Grand angle sur la Chine, the official French-language media of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which does major outreach for the CPC.
When a reporter from France 2 pressed Raffarin on whether French intelligence had summoned him in 2018 because of his close ties to the CCP, Raffarin immediately rolled his eyes and denied it.
French MEP Raphael Glucksmann condemned Raffarin’s behavior: as a former French prime minister, he cannot run around the world to serve Chinese Communist interests against French ones.
French diplomat Jean-Maurice Ripert, who served as ambassador to China from 2017 to 2019, called French people who love China “French pandas” and said in an interview that these French people seek to develop in China out of their love for Chinese culture and history, but He said in an interview that these French people seek to develop in China out of their love for Chinese culture and history, but they should not accept the coercion of Chinese people by the terrible totalitarian power of the Chinese Communist Party.
Inside huawei‘s development in the French market
Why has Huawei been able to grow in France against the backdrop of the boycott of Huawei in many Western countries? The report reveals that a large part of the reason is the support of French political figures, such as Jean-Louis Borloo, former Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, and Jean-Marie Le Guen, former Secretary of State. Both became members of Huawei’s board of directors in France around the same time, with Le Guen replacing Borloo on Sept. 14, 2020.
Stephane Dubreuil, a French economist, said Huawei is the Chinese company that best understands the workings of French politics, using all available power as a pressure bargaining chip. He revealed that Huawei has hired the most authoritative public relations firm in France to contact French parliamentarians, senators and mayors, and make face-to-face interviews to get the green light from all levels of government.
In addition, Huawei heavily hired French government department consultants to attack the Elysee Palace. An anonymous consultant revealed in an interview that he was employed by Huawei at a monthly salary of 8,500 euros and that his job was to remove resistance for Huawei and to “meet with President Macron,” which “they ask me to do every day,” he said. He said.
The newspaper also said that Huawei is promoted in France through the most powerful PR and advertising groups, such as Havas Group, Publicis Groupe and Patricia Goldman, the PR agency of Le Guin.
Former French economy minister: Huawei wants to control the world
Former French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg said he was invited to visit Huawei’s headquarters in Shenzhen to meet with Huawei President Ren Zhengfei. “As soon as I entered, I looked around and noticed that Mr. Ren had built a White House-style building outside the door of Huawei’s office building, and I thought to myself, this man knows what he wants. And inside his ‘White House’, all of Huawei’s development labs were set up and shown to us one by one.”
Montebourg recalled, “One of the messages he (Ren Zhengfei) sent was that they wanted to control the world.”
Montebourg also said that France will invest 50 billion euros in developing 5G technology over the next 10 years, “Is that how we’re going to write a check for 50 billion euros to the Chinese Communist Party?” “They (the Chinese Communist Party) want to control global communications, but not here in our (France).”
French academics charged for revealing Huawei is behind the Chinese Communist Party
So what is Huawei’s relationship with the Beijing authorities? The report reveals that two French academics have mentioned on French television that Huawei is behind the Chinese Communist Party authorities, for which they have been pressured by Huawei to sue them for “slander,” and the lawsuit is still pending.
One is Valerie Niquet, a French political scientist specializing in China and Southeast Asia geopolitical issues. Two years ago, she revealed on French television that, according to her research, Huawei, like other Chinese state-owned enterprises, was operating in a manner linked to the Chinese Communist Party. She was later sued by Huawei. Today, the newspaper said, Niquette is afraid to even mention the word “Huawei.
Another French economist, Stephane Dubreuil, was sued by Huawei for the same reason. He says Huawei has blocked international experts, journalists and television stations that dare to expose its ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
French media contacted Huawei and board member Le Guen for an interview about the charges. Huawei has refused to respond in six months of continuous attempts.
French Constitutional Council Legislates “Anti-Huawei” Law
French MEP Raphael Glucksmann, who is actively anti-Huawei, often organizes meetings with other MEPs in the European Union to talk about addressing Huawei’s security threats. Glucksmann told France 2 that he called on soccer star Antoine Griezmann to stop endorsing Huawei over its involvement in surveillance of Uyghurs last December, and received a positive response from Griezmann. (Reporting: http://cn.epochtimes.com/gb/20/12/11/n12613781.htm).
On February 5, 2021, the French Constitutional Council announced the adoption of an “anti-Huawei” law on the grounds of “safeguarding the interests of national defense and security. (Reports: http://cn.epochtimes.com/gb/21/2/6/n12737869.htm, sources: France begins dismantling Huawei wireless communications equipment, http://cn.epochtimes.com/gb/21/3/2/n12783530.htm)
French Intelligence Ministry Investigates Chinese Communist Infiltration Methods
The European Union has expressed concern that some European dignitaries with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party are investigating this. Likewise, the French intelligence agency, the Directorate General for Internal Security (DGSI), is investigating the activities of the CCP in different areas in France.
France 2 obtained a secret document released by the DGSI in 2018 warning that the French scientific sector faces a serious threat of theft from China. Researchers from China have pledged to steal scientific information for Beijing, either by choice or due to pressure.
The document specifically identifies the Brittany region in western France as a major target for Beijing. Brittany is Home to France’s defense, telecommunications, and marine biology research centers. The Institut de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer (Ifremer) in Brittany is highly scrutinized by Beijing in an attempt to steal its scientific findings for future development of the South China Sea.
In October 2019, French journalist Antoine IZAMBARD revealed the activities of the Chinese Communist Party in Brittany in his investigative report. (Reporting: http://cn.epochtimes.com/gb/19/11/3/n11630911.htm)
The second is cultural infiltration. The France 2 correspondent visited a Confucius Institute in Rennes in western Brittany, the first Confucius Institute in France, which was founded 12 years ago and now has 17 Confucius Institutes across France. The Confucius Institute operates according to Beijing’s model and is not allowed to talk about sensitive issues, including Tibet, Taiwan and the Tiananmen Square incident. Its director refuses to be interviewed by foreign media, and the library contains a selection of magazines that promote the Chinese Communist Party.
In October 2020, French human rights associations marched in protest in the northwestern city of Rouen, calling for the closure of all Confucius Institutes in France.
In another example, in October 2020, the city of Nantes was censored by Beijing in preparation for an exhibition on Genghis Khan, and the organizers eventually refused to cooperate and cancelled the exhibition. (Report: Nantes museum cancels Mongolian empire exhibit after rejecting Chinese censorship http://cn.epochtimes.com/gb/20/10/13/n12473259.htm)
In 2019, Brussels has closed two Confucius Institutes, and the University of Brussels has refused pressure from Beijing to remove a pro-Uyghur webpage; a Brussels journalist investigated and found that Song Xinning, the director of another Confucius Institute in Brussels, was recruiting influential intelligence agents for the Chinese Communist Party. After the revelation, the Confucius Institute was shut down and Song was banned from entering the Schengen states.
Chinese Communist infiltration around the world
In July 2019, a French media investigation revealed that the Chinese Communist Party had spent huge sums of money to infiltrate the West.
In this investigation, France 2 also revealed that the Chinese Communist Party has infiltrated Hollywood films, that Hollywood studios have had to submit to Chinese censorship in order to enter the Chinese market, and that since 2012, Chinese state-owned companies have been spending huge amounts of money to buy Hollywood production companies or trying to gain control of Hollywood films. The report analyzes that in China, movies are a weapon for the CCP to promote its greatness.
Secondly, the CCP is infiltrating international authorities, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), which is dealing with the outbreak of CCP viruses (Wuhan virus and New Coronavirus), and WHO President Tan Desai is concealing the outbreak for the CCP.
The report revealed that as early as December 31, 2019, the deputy director of the Center for Disease Control in Taiwan’s internal network received a message from a doctor in Wuhan mentioning the discovery of an atypical lung disease that appeared to be dangerous. He immediately sent an email alert to WHO that day, and WHO received the email and replied that it would be forwarded to the relevant department. Afterwards, WHO denied having received the earliest warning from this Taiwanese doctor.
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