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Uncovering Chinese ‘Friendship’ Groups in Europe

Europe has emerged as the new focus for the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) global campaign of political influence. It has in more recent years beefed up the use of its so-called “friendship groups” (youxie) to extend and deepen its influence in Europe. The latest example is the pro-China policy of Jan Zahradil,  vice-chair of the ...

Michael Segarty

The European parliament.