June Wu, a Chinese woman who traveled from Boston to Washington DC to attend a pro-Trump rally, provided the Epoch Times with a copy of the U.S. election materials mailed to her by IEPAC, the Boston Chinese Election Association. The material contains false information about Trump’s policies, and some of the content has the opposite meaning or does not match in English.
Some U.S. lawmakers interviewed said this was misinformation and interference; U.S. attorney Ning Ye said it was defamatory and misleading to voters.
The Chinese translation of the brochure contains at least five falsehoods, including allegations that Trump opposes the development of vaccines and that Trump has blocked the Democratic stimulus bill.
The English portion of the election materials provided to Chinese voters by IEPAC in Boston states that Trump supports the development of vaccines.
The Chinese section of an election packet provided to Chinese voters by IEPAC in Boston states that Trump opposes vaccine development.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Texas), chairman of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, was interviewed and said that while he didn’t know anything about the pamphlet, “it’s clear that the Trump administration does support the vaccine program. They’re working fast.”
U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) was interviewed and said, “This is interference by foreign powers, misinformation interference.”
U.S. practicing attorney Ning Yeh was interviewed and said, “…… says Trump blocked the economic stimulus plan proposed by the Democrats, it’s all a rumor.” “It’s defamatory …… certainly misleading to voters.”
“If it (the organization) is receiving funding from some foreign government, a foreign government whose interests are laid out in the United States, that’s a violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938.”
If the organization is receiving funds from the Chinese Communist Party and not complying with policy requirements such as registering with the Department of Justice, “then that’s a felony,” said attorney Yehning.
“If a foreign agent engages in illegal activity in the United States, that’s a serious crime.” He said.
The Chinese Progressive Political Action IE PAC, which provided this campaign material to Chinese voters in Boston, was announced by the Chinese Progressive Association (also known as Chinese Forward) in Boston on June 16, 2011.
Charles “Sam” Faddis, a former CIA official, said that the IE PAC provides significant funding for the Black Lives Matter movement on the streets of the United States and has “very longstanding and close ties to the Chinese Consulate.
According to the website of the Chinese Progressive Association, the president of the Chinese Progressive Association, Chen Yuzhen, and the director of the Chinese Progressive Association, Tang Jianhua, are the executive director and co-chairman of the Chinese Progressive Association, respectively.
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